How Long to Read The Halifax Poor House Fire

How Long Does it Take to Read The Halifax Poor House Fire?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read The Halifax Poor House Fire by Steven Edwin Laffoley

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

Description

Just before midnight, on November 6, 1882, the Halifax Poor House, an outsized Dickensian building situated in the south end of the city, caught fire and burned to the ground. Of the more than 400 inmates who slept inside that night, 31 people--the aged, the ill, and the insane--were all left behind, where they burned to death. The fire was then, and remains still, the most deadly the city has ever seen. Two days later, conceding to a furious public outcry, an inquest was held to determine the cause of the fire and to identify those who were to blame. At least, that was the promise. Instead, as testimony was heard, a shadowy bias woven into the fabric of the city and times began to change the nature of the inquest, and the dark side of the age of Queen Victoria made itself felt. From award-winning author Steven Laffoley comes another Victorian Halifax cold-case investigation, a thrilling exploration of a crime set in a time of the rapacious British Empire and American robber barons, of Social Darwinism and Jack the Ripper.

How long is The Halifax Poor House Fire?

The Halifax Poor House Fire by Steven Edwin Laffoley is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Halifax Poor House Fire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read The Halifax Poor House Fire aloud.

What Reading Level is The Halifax Poor House Fire?

The Halifax Poor House Fire is suitable for students ages 10 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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