How Long to Read The Arabian Nights' Entertainments

How Long Does it Take to Read The Arabian Nights' Entertainments?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 37 minutes to read The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by George Fyler Townsend

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

Description

The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, or The Thousand and One Nights, is a famous collection of stories originally written in Arabic and introduced into Europe in the Early eighteenth century. Antoine Galland translated the text into French in 1704 and from this work Jonathan Scott produced an English edition in 1811. The first direct translation into English came from the pen of Edward William Lane in 1839, and it is from his text that many subsequent editions were taken. A later, brilliant translation in sixteen volumes was published by Sir Richard Burton in 1885-8. The orgin of the tales in uncertain, although the framework of the stories is undoubtedly Arabian. The basis of the 'entertainments' is well known: they tell the story of a king who, on the morning following the consummation of each marriage, has his new wife killed. The beautiful Scheherazade avoids such a fate by telling stories the end of which she tantalizingly refuses to reveal. The king thus allows her to live for another day when, of course, the clever girl has another tale to tell. The stories themselves have inspired a symphonic suite, a ballet, musicals and plays, and never lose their timeless charm.This facsimile of a nineteenth-century edition is enhanced by the inclusion of fifteen original plates.

How long is The Arabian Nights' Entertainments?

The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by George Fyler Townsend is 632 pages long, and a total of 159,264 words.

This makes it 213% the length of the average book. It also has 195% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Arabian Nights' Entertainments Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 30 minutes to read The Arabian Nights' Entertainments aloud.

What Reading Level is The Arabian Nights' Entertainments?

The Arabian Nights' Entertainments 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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