It takes the average reader 6 hours and 55 minutes to read The Annotated Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A true story of the battered life of a foremast crewman, Two Years Before the Mast is Richard Henry Dana’s classic travel narrative, which inspired canonical works such as Moby Dick and Sailing Alone Around the World. As Rod Scher follows Dana (the Harvard dropout-turned-sailor) on his voyages around North America, he annotates Dana’s tale with critiques, tie-ins to today, and little-known facts about both the book and the milieu of Dana’s time.
The Annotated Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr. is 406 pages long, and a total of 103,936 words.
This makes it 137% the length of the average book. It also has 127% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 27 minutes to read The Annotated Two Years Before the Mast aloud.
The Annotated Two Years Before the Mast is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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