How Long to Read The Hostage

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hostage?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read The Hostage by Brendan Behan

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

Description

An essential text in the development of modern British drama First staged by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop company at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, in 1958, The Hostage is a play about a Cockney soldier held as a hostage in a Dublin lodging house in exchange for an IRA man who is to be hanged in Belfast. Civic Guards accidentally shoot him in a raid on the house. It is a witty and often profound comment on Anglo-Irish relationships and on the Irish themselves. This is Behan's best-known and most popular play and a classic of the modern stage.A magnificent entertainment which...

How long is The Hostage?

The Hostage by Brendan Behan is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hostage Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read The Hostage aloud.

What Reading Level is The Hostage?

The Hostage 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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