It takes the average reader 4 hours and 26 minutes to read Texas Sayings and Folklore by Mavis Parrott Kelsey
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
On the eve of his 100th birthday, Dr Mavis P Kelsey shares a generous collection of sayings from his homeland. What began as an enjoyable hobby and led to a limited edition book has now been expanded to include thousands more folk sayings. Many of the expressions here are as old as language itself. Some have their origin in ancient Sumerian and Sanskrit. Others come from Chinese and African tongues, as well as Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. Wherever they originated, they bear the wisdom of the ancients, and they have been used in vernacular speech in Texas during the last century. Some are...
Texas Sayings and Folklore by Mavis Parrott Kelsey is 263 pages long, and a total of 66,539 words.
This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 3 minutes to read Texas Sayings and Folklore aloud.
Texas Sayings and Folklore 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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