How Long to Read The Dark Side of Sunlight - The Story of King Leopold, Lord Leverhulme and the Congo

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dark Side of Sunlight - The Story of King Leopold, Lord Leverhulme and the Congo?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read The Dark Side of Sunlight - The Story of King Leopold, Lord Leverhulme and the Congo by David Hollett

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

Description

With a great deal of political manoeuvring, and the able assistance of the famous explorer, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, in 1885 King Leopold II of Belgium founded the Congo 'Free' State. However, this was not as a Belgian colony, but as his own private domain which extended to 905,000 square miles of Central Africa. Leopold then set up a system of forced labour under which millions suffered and died due to brutal treatment, exhaustion, hunger or disease. Eventually, in 1908, the Belgian government took control of the Congo away from Leopold and the worst excesses of his despotic rule came to an...

How long is The Dark Side of Sunlight - The Story of King Leopold, Lord Leverhulme and the Congo?

The Dark Side of Sunlight - The Story of King Leopold, Lord Leverhulme and the Congo by David Hollett is 222 pages long, and a total of 55,944 words.

This makes it 75% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dark Side of Sunlight - The Story of King Leopold, Lord Leverhulme and the Congo Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 5 minutes to read The Dark Side of Sunlight - The Story of King Leopold, Lord Leverhulme and the Congo aloud.

What Reading Level is The Dark Side of Sunlight - The Story of King Leopold, Lord Leverhulme and the Congo?

The Dark Side of Sunlight - The Story of King Leopold, Lord Leverhulme and the Congo 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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