It takes the average reader 9 hours and 56 minutes to read The Ambassadors by Henry James
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Introduction by Colm Tóibín One of the final masterpieces from one of the world’s greatest authors, Henry James’s The Ambassadors is now available for the first time in a Modern Library edition, with a new Introduction by acclaimed novelist Colm Tóibín. A keenly observed tale of a man’s awakening to life, this dark comic novel follows Lewis Lambert Strether, a middle-aged widower, on a mission to Europe to convince his fiancée’s wayward son to forsake the pleasures of Paris and return to America. Rich with fin de siècle detail, The Ambassadors brims with finely drawn character portraits,...
The Ambassadors by Henry James is 578 pages long, and a total of 149,124 words.
This makes it 195% the length of the average book. It also has 182% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 34 minutes to read The Ambassadors aloud.
The Ambassadors is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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