How Long to Read Show Boat

How Long Does it Take to Read Show Boat?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 50 minutes to read Show Boat by Edna Ferber

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

Description

The classic tale behind MGM's blockbuster movie directed by George Sidney, starring Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, and Kathryn Grayson. Bringing to life the adventurous world of Mississippi show boats, the grittiness of turn-of-the-century Chicago, and the majesty of 1920s Broadway, Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber's Show Boat is a classic. Magnolia Hawks spends her childhood aboard the Cotton Blossom, growing up amid simmering racial tension and struggling to survive life on the Mississippi. When she falls in love with the dashing Gaylord Ravenal and moves with him to Chicago, the joy of giving...

How long is Show Boat?

Show Boat by Edna Ferber is 398 pages long, and a total of 102,684 words.

This makes it 134% the length of the average book. It also has 125% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Show Boat Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 21 minutes to read Show Boat aloud.

What Reading Level is Show Boat?

Show Boat 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.

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Where Can I Buy Show Boat?

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