It takes the average reader 10 hours and 47 minutes to read The Emperor's Shadow by Anne Whitehead
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
After Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, he was sent into exile on St Helena, arriving in October 1815. For the six years until his death, he was an 'eagle in a cage', reduced from the most powerful figure in Europe to a prisoner on a rock in the South Atlantic. But the fallen emperor was charmed and entertained by Betsy Balcombe, the pretty teenage daughter of a local merchant. Anne Whitehead brings to life Napoleon's time on St Helena and the web of connections around the globe which framed his last years. Betsy's father, William Balcombe, was well-connected in London, and he...
The Emperor's Shadow by Anne Whitehead is 642 pages long, and a total of 161,784 words.
This makes it 217% the length of the average book. It also has 198% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 44 minutes to read The Emperor's Shadow aloud.
The Emperor's Shadow is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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