How Long to Read Smell Detectives

How Long Does it Take to Read Smell Detectives?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read Smell Detectives by Melanie A. Kiechle

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

Description

What did nineteenth-century cities smell like? And how did odors matter in the formation of a modern environmental consciousness? Smell Detectives follows the nineteenth-century Americans who used their noses to make sense of the sanitary challenges caused by rapid urban and industrial growth. Melanie Kiechle examines nuisance complaints, medical writings, domestic advice, and myriad discussions of what constituted fresh air, and argues that nineteenth-century city dwellers, anxious about the air they breathed, attempted to create healthier cities by detecting and then mitigating the most...

How long is Smell Detectives?

Smell Detectives by Melanie A. Kiechle is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Smell Detectives Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read Smell Detectives aloud.

What Reading Level is Smell Detectives?

Smell Detectives 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.

Where Can I Buy Smell Detectives?

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