How Long to Read The Dancing Plague

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dancing Plague?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read The Dancing Plague by John Waller

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

Description

A gripping tale of one of history's most bizarre events, and what it reveals about the strange possibilities of human nature In the searing July heat of 1518, Frau Troffea stepped into the streets of Strasbourg and began to dance. Bathed in sweat, she continued to dance. Overcome with exhaustion, she stopped, and then resumed her solitary jig a few hours later. Over the next two months, roughly four hundred people succumbed to the same agonizing compulsion. At its peak, the epidemic claimed the lives of fifteen men, women, and children a day. Possibly 100 people danced to their deaths in one of the most bizarre and terrifying plagues in history. John Waller compellingly evokes the sights, sounds, and aromas; the diseases and hardships; the fervent supernaturalism and the desperate hedonism of the late medieval world. Based on new evidence, he explains why the plague occurred and how it came to an end. In doing so, he sheds light on the strangest capabilities of the human mind and on our own susceptibility to mass hysteria.

How long is The Dancing Plague?

The Dancing Plague by John Waller is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dancing Plague Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read The Dancing Plague aloud.

What Reading Level is The Dancing Plague?

The Dancing Plague 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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