It takes the average reader 7 hours and 55 minutes to read Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself by Robert Montgomery Bird
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Originally published in 1836. Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him...
Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself by Robert Montgomery Bird is 472 pages long, and a total of 118,944 words.
This makes it 159% the length of the average book. It also has 145% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 49 minutes to read Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself aloud.
Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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