How Long to Read Sketches in Prose

How Long Does it Take to Read Sketches in Prose?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read Sketches in Prose by James Whitcomb Riley

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

Description

James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) was an American poet, born in Greenfield, Indiana. At the age of 16 he left school and joined a group of itinerant sign painters. Subsequently he acted in a patent-medicine show and worked for a newspaper. From 1877 to 1885 he was a regular contributor of verse to the Indianapolis Journal under the pen name of Benj. F. Johnson, of Boone. Some of the poems were collected in The Old Swimmin' Hole and 'Leven More Poems (1883), a volume that achieved great popularity. His best-known poems include Little Orphant Annie, The Raggedy Man, and When the Frost Is on the Punkin. Riley's popularity derived mainly from his quaint use of Hoosier dialect, his cheerful and whimsical sense of humor, and his intimate understanding of life in the rural Midwest. His other works include Rhymes of Childhood (1890) and Poems Here at Home (1893).

How long is Sketches in Prose?

Sketches in Prose by James Whitcomb Riley is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sketches in Prose Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read Sketches in Prose aloud.

What Reading Level is Sketches in Prose?

Sketches in Prose 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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