How Long to Read The Forties

How Long Does it Take to Read The Forties?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 48 minutes to read The Forties by Edmund Wilson

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

Description

From one of the greatest literary critics of the twentieth century, this installment of Edmund Wilson’s private notebooks covers the years of the 1940s, providing a rich lens into the writer’s life and the world at large. Wilson turned forty-five in 1940, and this volume The Forties: From Notebooks & Diaries of the Period shows the extent to which he was reappraising his life in the decade to follow - saying goodbye to the drifting of the 1920s and the Marxism of the 1930s. Published posthumously and edited by Leon Edel, The Forties includes observations on his increasingly complicated family...

How long is The Forties?

The Forties by Edmund Wilson is 397 pages long, and a total of 102,029 words.

This makes it 134% the length of the average book. It also has 125% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Forties Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 17 minutes to read The Forties aloud.

What Reading Level is The Forties?

The Forties 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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