It takes the average reader 4 hours and 3 minutes to read The Life and Death of Lord Nelson by Robert Southey
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"The Life And Death Of Lord Nelson" is two books in one:"The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson" was written by Robert Southey, an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843. Although his fame has been long eclipsed by that of his contemporaries and friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey's verse still enjoys some popularity.Moreover, Southey was a prolific letter writer, literary scholar, essay writer, historian and biographer. His biographies include the life and works of John Bunyan, John Wesley, William Cowper, Oliver Cromwell and Horatio Nelson. The last has rarely been out of print since its publication in 1813 and was adapted for the screen in the British film, Nelson."The Death of Lord Nelson" was written by William Beatty, surgeon to the Victory (Lord Nelson's flag-ship) in the Battle of Trafalgar. It contains an account of the most interesting incidents which occurred on board the Victory from the time of her sailing from England, in the month of September, till the day of battle inclusively; with a detail of the particulars of Nelson's death, the mode adopted for preserving his remains during the subsequent long passage of the Victory to England, and the condition of the body when it was deposited in Greenwich Hospital.
The Life and Death of Lord Nelson by Robert Southey is 242 pages long, and a total of 60,984 words.
This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 75% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 33 minutes to read The Life and Death of Lord Nelson aloud.
The Life and Death of Lord Nelson is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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