How Long to Read Shadows Beneath Gaslights

How Long Does it Take to Read Shadows Beneath Gaslights?

It takes the average reader 8 hours to read Shadows Beneath Gaslights by Teresa van der Kraan

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

Description

London, 1828. Men, women and children troop to work in the newly-built factories. Gentlemen sit in coffee houses discussing political economy. Resurrectionists haunt the overcrowded cemeteries. Unionism is illegal, no centralised police force exists, and the ever-growing droves of ragged poor disturb the consciences of the middle-class.Dr Rowland Berkley is an upper-middle-class intellectual, revolted by the modern world and his own existence. Weary of the optimism of his well-meaning brother Joseph, who works as manager of a factory owned by magnate John Calhoun, Rowland divides his time between study, vapid social engagements and bouts of existential disgust. He seeks respite in his work as a philosopher of phrenology, initially unconcerned by the murky methods through which his mentor secures dead bodies for anatomical study.Harker O'Malley is a union man and grave-robber, always on the look-out for the corpse that will garner the best sum. While his adoptive mother, Peggy, works day and night in Calhoun's factory, Harker and his family strive to supplement their income through illegal means. This becomes increasingly necessary, and risky, when the family provokes the grudge of a corrupt parish constable. While union activity threatens to undermine Joseph's authority in the factory, Rowland and Harker's social circles begin to collide. Exploring class relations in the early Industrial Revolution, Shadows Beneath Gaslights is a self-aware, at times scathing, exploration of modernity, alienation and the legacy of the Enlightenment.

How long is Shadows Beneath Gaslights?

Shadows Beneath Gaslights by Teresa van der Kraan is 467 pages long, and a total of 120,019 words.

This makes it 158% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Shadows Beneath Gaslights Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 55 minutes to read Shadows Beneath Gaslights aloud.

What Reading Level is Shadows Beneath Gaslights?

Shadows Beneath Gaslights is suitable for students ages 12 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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