It takes the average reader 8 hours to read The Lamplighter by Maria Susanna Cummins
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A novel of female development, The Lamplighter is a woman's version of the quest story. Its heroine, Gerty, comes on the scene as a child abandoned in the slums of Boston. Rescued by the kindly lamplighter Trueman Flint, she learns to meet life with courage and honesty. The novel ... remained continuously in print until the 1920s ... [and was] second in mid-century popularity only to Uncle Tom's Cabin."--Back cover.
The Lamplighter by Maria Susanna Cummins is 480 pages long, and a total of 120,000 words.
This makes it 162% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 55 minutes to read The Lamplighter aloud.
The Lamplighter is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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