It takes the average reader 3 hours and 40 minutes to read The Hatpin Menace by Kerry Segrave
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Between 1887 and 1920, the humble hatpin went from an unremarkable item in every woman’s wardrobe, to a fashion necessity, to a dangerous weapon (it was said). Big hair and big hats of the era meant big hatpins, and their weaponized use sparked controversy. There were “good” uses of hatpins, such as fending off an attacker in the street. There were also “bad” uses, such as when a woman being arrested tried to stab a police officer. But seriously: All those protruding pins seemed to threaten people everywhere in the public sphere. It did not sit well with the patriarchy, who responded with...
The Hatpin Menace by Kerry Segrave is 220 pages long, and a total of 55,000 words.
This makes it 74% the length of the average book. It also has 67% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours to read The Hatpin Menace aloud.
The Hatpin Menace is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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