It takes the average reader 4 hours and 26 minutes to read The Chinese Knight-Errant by James J.Y. Liu
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book, first published in 1967, is a comprehensive study of knight-errantry in Chinese history and literature from the fourth century BC to the twentieth century. After discussing the social and intellectual backgrounds of knight-errantry, it gives examples of historical knights and describes the development of the theme of knight-errantry in poetry, fiction and drama. Many biographies, anecdotes, poems and tales are translated in full, while long prose romances and dramatic works are summarized and discussed. As background to these, sketches of the developments of Chinese fiction and...
The Chinese Knight-Errant by James J.Y. Liu is 258 pages long, and a total of 66,564 words.
This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 3 minutes to read The Chinese Knight-Errant aloud.
The Chinese Knight-Errant is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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