It takes the average reader and 18 minutes to read The Cost of Kindness by Jerome K. Jerome
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This early work by Jerome K. Jerome was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Cost of Kindness' is a humorous short story about a town that tries to overthrow its disliked priest with kindness. Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in Walsall, England in 1859. Both his parents died while he was in his early teens, and he was forced to quit school to support himself. In 1889, Jerome published his most successful and best-remembered work, 'Three Men in a Boat'. Featuring himself and two of his friends encountering humorous situations while floating down the Thames in a small boat, the book was an instant success, and has never been out of print. In fact, its popularity was such that the number of registered Thames boats went up fifty percent in the year following its publication.
The Cost of Kindness by Jerome K. Jerome is 18 pages long, and a total of 4,644 words.
This makes it 6% the length of the average book. It also has 6% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 25 minutes to read The Cost of Kindness aloud.
The Cost of Kindness is suitable for students ages 6 and up.
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