How Long to Read The Failed Joke of the Veiled Prophet

How Long Does it Take to Read The Failed Joke of the Veiled Prophet?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 16 minutes to read The Failed Joke of the Veiled Prophet by George Garrigues

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

Description

A WHITE-SHEETED THUG in a pointed hat, with pistol and shotguns at the ready. Was he a symbol of privilege and power? Of class and racial control?If so, why was he surrounded by a bug, a lion, and a lady with a cup of hot chocolate??The year was 1878. In St. Louis, Missouri, tens of thousands of spectators cheered the downtown arrival of a mysterious "High-cock-o-lorum of the Veiled Prophets." Decorated floats and cowled men with burning torches moved through the streets and stopped streetcars in their tracks.Some on the floats appeared to be guilty of affectionate embraces even as myriads gaped. Yet all the "women" were upward-striving men in costume. So were the gods, goddesses, nymphs, and satyrs. That first Veiled Prophet Parade was a grand success. As was the formal, jewel-encrusted dance afterward, which must have degenerated into a vigorous skipping match once the creaky old folks sat down and left the floor to the youngsters. Throngs were captivated for decades by this annual Parade and its resplendent dance featuring a teenage Queen of Love and Beauty, like student-actress Ellie Kemper in 1999.Yet in the background for the past score of years has brooded that mysterious, hooded man whose image is as sinister as a Confederate general on his metal horse. He refuses to die.Who was he??After 143 years, we now have the answer. This image, of a make-believe Ku Klux Klansman, was a surrogate in a preposterous joke. But it was a joke.

How long is The Failed Joke of the Veiled Prophet?

The Failed Joke of the Veiled Prophet by George Garrigues is 134 pages long, and a total of 34,036 words.

This makes it 45% the length of the average book. It also has 42% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Failed Joke of the Veiled Prophet Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 5 minutes to read The Failed Joke of the Veiled Prophet aloud.

What Reading Level is The Failed Joke of the Veiled Prophet?

The Failed Joke of the Veiled Prophet is suitable for students ages 10 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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