How Long to Read The Excellence of Falsehood

How Long Does it Take to Read The Excellence of Falsehood?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 28 minutes to read The Excellence of Falsehood by Deborah L. Ross

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

Description

"The only excellence of falsehood... is its resemblance to truth," proclaims a clergyman in Charlotte Lennox's The Female Quixote. He argues that romances are bad art; novels, he implies, are better. This clergyman's remarks—repeating what literary and moral authorities had been saying since the late seventeenth century—are central to Deborah Ross's discussion of romance characteristics in English women's novels. Aphra Behn, Delariviere Manley, Eliza Haywood, Charlotte Lennox, Fanny Burney, Ann Radcliffe, and Jane Austen did not take the clergyman's advice to heart. To them, the "falsehood"...

How long is The Excellence of Falsehood?

The Excellence of Falsehood by Deborah L. Ross is 264 pages long, and a total of 67,056 words.

This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Excellence of Falsehood Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to read The Excellence of Falsehood aloud.

What Reading Level is The Excellence of Falsehood?

The Excellence of Falsehood 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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