How Long to Read The Golden Bough

How Long Does it Take to Read The Golden Bough?

It takes the average reader 13 hours and 12 minutes to read The Golden Bough by James Frazer

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

Description

Before Joseph Campbell became the world's most famous practitioner of comparative mythology, there was Sir James George Frazer. The Golden Bough was originally published in two volumes in 1890, but Frazer became so enamored of his topic that over the next few decades he expanded the work sixfold, then in 1922 cut it all down to a single thick edition suitable for mass distribution. The thesis on the origins of magic and religion that it elaborates "will be long and laborious," Frazer warns readers, "but may possess something of the charm of a voyage of discovery, in which we shall visit many strange lands, with strange foreign peoples, and still stranger customs." Chief among those customs--at least as the book is remembered in the popular imagination--is the sacrificial killing of god-kings to ensure bountiful harvests, which Frazer traces through several cultures, including in his elaborations the myths of Adonis, Osiris, and Balder.

How long is The Golden Bough?

The Golden Bough by James Frazer is 768 pages long, and a total of 198,144 words.

This makes it 259% the length of the average book. It also has 242% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Golden Bough Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 18 hours and 2 minutes to read The Golden Bough aloud.

What Reading Level is The Golden Bough?

The Golden Bough 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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