How Long to Read Silent Spring

How Long Does it Take to Read Silent Spring?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 26 minutes to read Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

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

Description

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Lord Shackleton, a preface by World Wildlife Fund founder Julian Huxley, and an afterword by Carson's biographer Linda Lear. Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. Despite condemnation in the...

How long is Silent Spring?

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is 323 pages long, and a total of 81,719 words.

This makes it 109% the length of the average book. It also has 100% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Silent Spring Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 26 minutes to read Silent Spring aloud.

What Reading Level is Silent Spring?

Silent Spring 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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