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It takes the average reader 9 hours and 26 minutes to read The Early Letters of Bishop Richard Hurd, 1739-1762 by Richard Hurd

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A model edition of the early correspondence of one of George III's favourite bishops. ARCHIVES Richard Hurd is best known to ecclesiastical historians as one of George III's favourite bishops who was offered, and declined, the archbishopric of Canterbury. These letters, therefore, illuminate the early career of one of the most prominent clerics of the late eighteenth century. The letters begin in 1739, just after Hurd had graduated B.A. at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. They chart his gradual climb up the ladder of ecclesiastical preferment, through his time as Fellow at Emmanuel and end with him settled in the comfortable country rectory of Thurcaston in Leicestershire. Hurd had a wide circle of correspondents. He became a close friend of William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester, perhaps the most prominent controverialist of the period. He was also a member of a literary circle which included the poets Thomas Gray and William Mason. Indeed, Hurd himself is well-known to students of English literatureas the author of Letters on Chivalry and Romanceand as a significant figure among the so-called `pre-romantics'. Hurd's letters reveal the full range of his interests, from theology and university politics, through literature, to painting and sculpture. This edition, therefore, not only tells us about Hurd's early life and career, but also provides a valuable insight into the social life of the Anglican clergy in the eighteenth century.

How long is The Early Letters of Bishop Richard Hurd, 1739-1762?

The Early Letters of Bishop Richard Hurd, 1739-1762 by Richard Hurd is 562 pages long, and a total of 141,624 words.

This makes it 190% the length of the average book. It also has 173% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 53 minutes to read The Early Letters of Bishop Richard Hurd, 1739-1762 aloud.

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The Early Letters of Bishop Richard Hurd, 1739-1762 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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