How Long to Read Shackleton's Boat Journey

How Long Does it Take to Read Shackleton's Boat Journey?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 51 minutes to read Shackleton's Boat Journey by Frank A. Worsley

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

On August 1, 1914, on the eve of World War I, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his hand-picked crew embarked in HMS Endurance from London's West India Dock, for an expedition to the Antarctic. It was to turn into one of the most breathtaking survival stories of all time. Even as they coasted down the channel, Shackleton wired back to London to offer his ship to the war effort. The reply came from the First Lord of the Admiralty, one Winston Churchill: "Proceed." And proceed they did. When the Endurance was trapped and finally crushed to splinters by pack ice in late 1915, they drifted on an ice floe for five months, before getting to open sea and launching three tiny boats as far as the inhospitable, storm-lashed Elephant Island. They drank seal oil and ate baby albatross (delicious, apparently). From there Shackelton himself and seven others - the author among them - went on, in a 22-foot open boat, for an unbelievable 800 miles, through the Antarctic seas in winter, to South Georgia and rescue. It is an extraordinary story of courage and even good-humour among men who must have felt certain, secretly, that they were going to die. Worsley's account, first published in 1940, captures that bulldog spirit exactly: uncomplaining, tough, competent, modest and deeply loyal. It's gripping, and strangely moving.

How long is Shackleton's Boat Journey?

Shackleton's Boat Journey by Frank A. Worsley is 171 pages long, and a total of 42,921 words.

This makes it 58% the length of the average book. It also has 52% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Shackleton's Boat Journey Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 54 minutes to read Shackleton's Boat Journey aloud.

What Reading Level is Shackleton's Boat Journey?

Shackleton's Boat Journey is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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