How Long to Read The Culinarians

How Long Does it Take to Read The Culinarians?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 20 minutes to read The Culinarians by David S. Shields

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

Description

He presided over Virginia’s great political barbeques for the last half of the nineteenth century, taught the young Prince of Wales to crave mint juleps in 1859, catered to Virginia’s mountain spas, and fed two generations of Richmond epicures with terrapin and turkey. This fascinating culinarian is John Dabney (1821–1900), who was born a slave, but later built an enterprising catering business. Dabney is just one of 175 influential cooks and restaurateurs profiled by David S. Shields in The Culinarians, a beautifully produced encyclopedic history of the rise of professional cooking in...

How long is The Culinarians?

The Culinarians by David S. Shields is 560 pages long, and a total of 140,000 words.

This makes it 189% the length of the average book. It also has 171% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Culinarians Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 45 minutes to read The Culinarians aloud.

What Reading Level is The Culinarians?

The Culinarians 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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