How Long to Read Tess of the D'urbervilles

How Long Does it Take to Read Tess of the D'urbervilles?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

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

Description

An intimate portrait of a woman, one of literature's most admirable and tragic heroines... Tess Durbeyfield knows what it is to work hard and expect little. But her life is about to veer from the path trod by her mother and grandmother. When her ne’er-do-well father learns that his family is the last of a long noble line, the d’Urbervilles, he sends Tess on a journey to meet her supposed kin—a journey that will see her victimized by lust, poverty, and hypocrisy. Shaped by an acute sense of social injustice and by a vision of human fate cosmic in scope, her story is a singular blending of harsh realism and poignant beauty. Thomas Hardy created in Tess not a standard Victorian heroine but a woman whose intense vitality shines against the bleak backdrop of a dying way of life. The novel shocked contemporary readers with its honesty and remains a timeless commentary on the human condition. With an Introduction by Marcelle Clements

How long is Tess of the D'urbervilles?

Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy is 432 pages long, and a total of 108,864 words.

This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 133% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tess of the D'urbervilles Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 54 minutes to read Tess of the D'urbervilles aloud.

What Reading Level is Tess of the D'urbervilles?

Tess of the D'urbervilles 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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