How Long to Read The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes

By Zoe Playdon

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 8 minutes to read The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes by Zoe Playdon

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

Description

The never-before-told story of Ewan Forbes and the landmark case that rocked British society and transformed transgender experience to this day'A remarkable story' The Times'Almost reads like a thriller' Sunday Times'One of the most important pieces of investigative journalism ever written about trans people' i-------------------Ewan Forbes was born Elisabeth Forbes to a wealthy landowning family in 1912. It quickly became clear that the gender applied to him at birth was not correct, and from the age of six he began to see specialists in Europe for help. With the financial means of procuring synthetic hormones, Ewan was able to live as a boy, and then as man, and was even able to correct the sex on his birth certificate in order to marry.Then, in 1965, his older brother died and Ewan was set to inherit the family baronetcy. After his cousin contested the inheritance on the grounds that it could only be inherited by a male heir, Ewan was forced to defend his male status in an extraordinary court case, testing the legal system of the time to the limits of its understanding.In The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes, Zoƫ Playdon draws on the fields of law, medicine, psychology and biology to reveal a remarkable hidden history, uncovering for the first time records that were considered so threatening that they had been removed from view for decades.

How long is The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes?

The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes by Zoe Playdon is 417 pages long, and a total of 107,169 words.

This makes it 141% the length of the average book. It also has 131% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 45 minutes to read The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes aloud.

What Reading Level is The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes?

The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes 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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