How Long to Read The Busybody

How Long Does it Take to Read The Busybody?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read The Busybody by Susanna Centlivre

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

Description

The Busybody is the most popular comedy by the eighteenth-century playwright Susanna Centlivre. The play centres on two couples trying to form a relationship against the wills of their guardians, and in a battle of wits, playing with many conventions from theatre traditions across the continent, a conclusion is eventually reached. Like her predecessor Aphra Behn, Centlivre was immensely successful in her day, drawing huge crowds to extended runs of her numerous plays, but the stabbing male pens of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries decried her work as being louche and dangerous, and her name slowly sunk into obscurity. This edition, published with William Hazlitt’s prefatory note and extra material on Centlivre’s life and writing, seeks to highlight the dexterity with which she took on the stage. 'Acted] a thousand times in town and country, giving delight to the old, the young and the middle-aged.' (William Hazlitt)

How long is The Busybody?

The Busybody by Susanna Centlivre is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Busybody Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read The Busybody aloud.

What Reading Level is The Busybody?

The Busybody is suitable for students ages 10 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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