How Long to Read The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842–1843

How Long Does it Take to Read The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842–1843?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 23 minutes to read The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842–1843 by Richard Doyle

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

Description

Before he joined the staff of Punch and designed its iconic front cover, illustrator Richard “Dicky” Doyle was a young man whose father (political caricaturist John Doyle) charged him with sending a weekly letter, even though they lived under the same roof. This volume collects the fifty-three illustrated missives in their entirety for the first time and provides an uncommon peek into the intimate but expansive observations of a precocious social commentator and artist. In a series of vivid manuscript canvases, Doyle observes Victorian customs and society. He visits operas, plays, and parades. He watches the queen visiting the House of Commons and witnesses the state funeral of the Duke of Sussex. He is caught up in the Chartist riots of August 1842 and is robbed during one of the melees. And he provides countless illustrations of ordinary people strolling in the streets and swarming the parks and picture galleries of the metropolis. The sketches offer a fresh perspective on major social and cultural events of London during the early 1840s by a keen observer not yet twenty years old. Doyle’s epistles anticipate the modern comic strip and the graphic novel, especially in their experimentation with sequential narrative and their ingenious use of space. The letters are accompanied by a full biographical and critical introduction with new material about Doyle’s life.

How long is The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842–1843?

The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842–1843 by Richard Doyle is 501 pages long, and a total of 125,751 words.

This makes it 169% the length of the average book. It also has 154% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842–1843 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 27 minutes to read The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842–1843 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842–1843?

The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842–1843 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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