How Long to Read The Burning of Bridget Cleary

By Angela Bourke

How Long Does it Take to Read The Burning of Bridget Cleary?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read The Burning of Bridget Cleary by Angela Bourke

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

Description

In 1895, Bridget Cleary, a strong-minded and independent young woman, disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first her family claimed she had been taken by fairies-but then her badly burned body was found in a shallow grave. Bridget's husband, father, aunt, and four cousins were arrested and tried for murder, creating one of the first mass media sensations in Ireland and England as people tried to make sense of what had happened. Meanwhile, Tory newspapers in Ireland and Britain seized on the scandal to discredit the cause of Home Rule, playing on lingering fears of a savage Irish...

How long is The Burning of Bridget Cleary?

The Burning of Bridget Cleary by Angela Bourke is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Burning of Bridget Cleary Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read The Burning of Bridget Cleary aloud.

What Reading Level is The Burning of Bridget Cleary?

The Burning of Bridget Cleary 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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