It takes the average reader 5 hours and 56 minutes to read The King's Midwife by Nina Rattner Gelbart
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
"Nina Gelbart has achieved something very rare: a penetrating original work of social history that reads like a novel. With marvelous mastery of France's archival records, Gelbart brings to life the eighteenth century's most famous midwife, Madame de Coudray. The vivid details of early modern childbirth are presented in a moving and unforgettable style. And better yet, Gelbart carefully and imaginatively weaves together the story of Coudray within the often colorful aristocratic society that governed France on the eve of its greatest revolution. History just doesn't get much better than...
The King's Midwife by Nina Rattner Gelbart is 347 pages long, and a total of 89,179 words.
This makes it 117% the length of the average book. It also has 109% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 7 minutes to read The King's Midwife aloud.
The King's Midwife is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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