It takes the average reader 4 hours and 30 minutes to read South Wales and the Rising of 1839 by Ivor Wilks
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
First published in 1984, this book provides the first full study of the carefully planned rising of south Wales miners and ironworkers in 1839 and of its collapse at the confrontation with soldiers of the 45th regiment of Newport. It examines not only the rising itself, but the factors that made it, if not inevitable, then likely. It argues that while the workers’ movement was an immediate response to the grim circumstances of the workplace, it was also deeply rooted in the centuries-old Welsh experience of repression. This title will be of particular interest to students of Victorian...
South Wales and the Rising of 1839 by Ivor Wilks is 270 pages long, and a total of 67,500 words.
This makes it 91% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 8 minutes to read South Wales and the Rising of 1839 aloud.
South Wales and the Rising of 1839 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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