It takes the average reader 6 hours and 35 minutes to read The Long Engagement by Margaret Bowker
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This novel is the revised and improved second edition of The Long Engagement. It tells the story of brother and sister, David and Caroline Mountjoy, who have been brought up separately. They look alike but have few other similarities. When Caroline comes to live with David, he is dismayed to learn she is secretly engaged and disapproves of her even more when she becomes fond of visitor, Roland Pearson; although later, he falls in love with Roland's sister, Edwina. Mrs Maitland of the Mansion House has decided that David shall marry her niece Ophelia Linley and tries to drive Edwina from the area. It seems that neither of the Mountjoys will have a happy love life, but there is more than one startling intervention.
The Long Engagement by Margaret Bowker is 392 pages long, and a total of 98,784 words.
This makes it 132% the length of the average book. It also has 121% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 59 minutes to read The Long Engagement aloud.
The Long Engagement is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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