It takes the average reader 2 hours and 2 minutes to read The Eve of St Venus by Anthony Burgess
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This fascinating early work by Anthony Burgess is a delightful fantasy, blending classical myth and farce. Displaying a high degree of verbal ingenuity and intelligence, Burgess effortlessly plays with ideas to create a riotous comedy that is ultimately a celebration of love and marriage. It is presented here along with the earlier and similarly themed The Venus of Ille, by Prosper Mérimée. Ambrose and Diana are to be married. Diana, however, is having last-minute doubts fuelled by her feminist friend and bridesmaid, Julia, while Ambrose inadvertently becomes engaged to the goddess Venus, who...
The Eve of St Venus by Anthony Burgess is 122 pages long, and a total of 30,744 words.
This makes it 41% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 48 minutes to read The Eve of St Venus aloud.
The Eve of St Venus is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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