How Long to Read The Golden Legend

How Long Does it Take to Read The Golden Legend?

It takes the average reader 13 hours and 34 minutes to read The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine

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

Description

Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of factual and fictional stories, The Golden Legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the Bible, during the late Middle Ages. It was compiled around 1260 by Jacobus de Voragine, a scholarly friar and later archbishop of Genoa, whose purpose was to captivate, encourage, and edify the faithful, while preserving a vast store of information pertaining to the legends and traditions of the church. In this translation, the first in English of the complete text, William Granger Ryan captures the immediacy of this rich work, which offers an...

How long is The Golden Legend?

The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine is 811 pages long, and a total of 203,561 words.

This makes it 274% the length of the average book. It also has 249% more words than the average book.

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

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 18 hours and 32 minutes to read The Golden Legend aloud.

What Reading Level is The Golden Legend?

The Golden Legend 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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