How Long to Read The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky

How Long Does it Take to Read The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky by Andrew Drummond

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Description

Published in 1790, Maurice Benyovszky’s posthumous memoir was an instant sensation. A tale of exploration and adventure beginning with his daring escape from a Siberian prison and ending with his coronation as King of Madagascar, it was translated into several languages and adapted for the theatre and opera. This book explores the veracity of this memoir and, more broadly, the challenges faced by the explorers of the age and the brutality of colonisation. The self-styled Hungarian Baron Maurice Auguste Aladar Benyovszky, Counsellor to the Duke of Saxony and Colonel in the service of the Queen of Hungary, was in fact only confirmed to have been an officer in a regiment of the Polish Confederation of Bar. While he did escape from Russian captors and subsequently travel to Japan, Formosa, China and Madagascar, many of his exploits were wildly exaggerated or simply invented. Andrew Drummond reveals an alternative picture of events by looking at statements from Benyovszky’s travelling companions and sceptical officials as well as contemporary documents from the places he claimed to have visited, untangling the truth behind his stories and examining what these stories can nonetheless tell us about the era in which Benyovszky lived. Witty and engagingly written, this book is fascinating reading for anyone interested in eighteenth-century colonial history and the story of early European and Russian explorers.

How long is The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky?

The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky by Andrew Drummond is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky aloud.

What Reading Level is The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky?

The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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