How Long to Read The Great Famine

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Famine?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Great Famine by Ciarán � Murchadha

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

Description

Over one million people died in the Great Famine, and more than one million more emigrated on the coffin ships to America and beyond. Drawing on contemporary eyewitness accounts and diaries, the book charts the arrival of the potato blight in 1845 and the total destruction of the harvests in 1846 which brought a sense of numbing shock to the populace. Far from meeting the relief needs of the poor, the Liberal public works programme was a first example of how relief policies would themselves lead to mortality. Workhouses were swamped with thousands who had subsisted on public works and soup kitchens earlier, and who now gathered in ragged crowds. Unable to cope, workhouse staff were forced to witness hundreds die where they lay, outside the walls. The next phase of degradation was the clearances, or exterminations in popular parlance which took place on a colossal scale. From late 1847 an exodus had begun. The Famine slowly came to an end from late 1849 but the longer term consequences were to reverberate through future decades.

How long is The Great Famine?

The Great Famine by Ciarán � Murchadha is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Famine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The Great Famine aloud.

What Reading Level is The Great Famine?

The Great Famine 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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