How Long to Read The Golden Grasshopper: A Story of the Days of Sir Thomas Gresham

How Long Does it Take to Read The Golden Grasshopper: A Story of the Days of Sir Thomas Gresham?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read The Golden Grasshopper: A Story of the Days of Sir Thomas Gresham by William Henry Giles Kingston

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

Description

The gentleman first described continued dictating to the latter, his secretary, for some time, much in the same style. He then branched off into other subjects, and gave a sketch of the political events which had lately occurred in the Netherlands, then ruled by the Emperor Charles the Fifth of Germany and King of Spain, his sister Queen Mary of Hungary acting as Regent for him. He continued: ÒProtestant principles have made great progress, even though the fatal Inquisition flourishes in the country more actively than heretofore. The Emperor has just drawn up a new set of instructions for the guidance of the Inquisitors. These men are empowered to inquire, proceed against, and chastise all they call heretics, or persons suspected even of heresy, and their protectors. It is dreadful to think of the power placed in their hands. Already thousands of the inhabitants of the Netherlands have been burned, or drowned, or hung, or killed on the rack; those who can taking to flight, till many parts are well-nigh depopulated. Nothing can be more dreadful than the system of torture employed. The accused person is carried off to prison, often without knowing the crime he is accused of, or his accusers. He is tortured to make him confess. The torture takes place at midnight in some gloomy dungeon, dimly-lighted by torches. The victim, whether man, woman, or tender virgin, is stripped naked, and stretched upon a wooden bench. Water, weights, fires, pulleys, screws, all the apparatus by which the sinews can be strained without cracking, the bones bruised without breaking, and the body racked without giving up the ghost, is now put into operation. If the victim, to escape further torture, confesses, he is at once carried off to execution; if not, he is restored to prison to recover somewhat from the effects of the torture, when he is again brought back to suffer, in the hopes of extorting a confession. However, I have already spun out my letter to too great a length, and I must bring it to a conclusion. Your lordships will see how differently situated the Netherlands are at the present time to our happy England, under the rule of our gentle sovereign, King Edward.Ó

How long is The Golden Grasshopper: A Story of the Days of Sir Thomas Gresham?

The Golden Grasshopper: A Story of the Days of Sir Thomas Gresham by William Henry Giles Kingston is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Golden Grasshopper: A Story of the Days of Sir Thomas Gresham Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read The Golden Grasshopper: A Story of the Days of Sir Thomas Gresham aloud.

What Reading Level is The Golden Grasshopper: A Story of the Days of Sir Thomas Gresham?

The Golden Grasshopper: A Story of the Days of Sir Thomas Gresham is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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