How Long to Read The Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 48 minutes to read The Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature by Trevor Royle

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature is the most comprehensive reference guide to Scotland's literature, covering a period from the earliest times to the early 1990s. It includes over 600 essays on the lives and works of the principal poets, novelists, dramatists critics and men and women of letters who have written in English, Scots or Gaelic. Thus, as well as such major writers as Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, Allan Ramsay, Robert Fergusson, Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson and Hugh MacDiarmid, the Companion also lists many minor writers whose work might otherwise have been overlooked in any survey of Scottish literature. Also included here are entries on the lives of other more peripheral writers such as historians, philosophers, diarists and divines whose work has made a contribution to Scottish letters. Other essays range over such general subjects as the principal work of major writers, literary movements, historical events, the world of printing and publishing, folklore, journalism, drama and Gaelic. A feature of the book is the inclusion of the bibliography of each writer and reference to the major critical works. This comprehensive guide is an essential tool for the serious student of Scottish literature as well as being an ideal guide and companion for the general reader.

How long is The Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature?

The Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature by Trevor Royle is 338 pages long, and a total of 87,204 words.

This makes it 114% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 56 minutes to read The Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature?

The Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature 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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