It takes the average reader 5 hours and 12 minutes to read The Golden Ass by Robert Graves
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Translated from the Latin by the poet and author of I, Claudius, this ancient Roman novel follows the many adventures of a man who transforms into an ass. Driven by his all-consuming curiosity, a young man of good parentage named Lucius Apuleius takes a trip to Thessaly. Along the way, amidst a series of bizarre adventures, he inadvertently offends a priestess of the White Goddess, who promptly turns him into an ass. How Lucius responds to his new misfortune, and ultimately finds a way to become human again, makes for a funny and fascinating tale. The Metamorphosis of Apuleius, referred to by...
The Golden Ass by Robert Graves is 311 pages long, and a total of 78,061 words.
This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 6 minutes to read The Golden Ass aloud.
The Golden Ass is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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