It takes the average reader 7 hours and 10 minutes to read The Apprentices by Leon Garfield
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Life in eighteenth-century London was hard and especially so for the city's apprentices. For seven long years they struggled for their livelihoods among the fetid houses and sinister quays of old London. But despite their hardships there was hope and even fun. This compelling story-cycle follows them round the year, through the dark, cold winter nights to midsummer in the city, The lamplighter, the pawnbroker, the midwife or the clockmaker, their stories interweave delightfully to paint a colourful picture of life in London 200 years ago.
The Apprentices by Leon Garfield is 430 pages long, and a total of 107,500 words.
This makes it 145% the length of the average book. It also has 131% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 47 minutes to read The Apprentices aloud.
The Apprentices is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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