How Long to Read The Monctons: A Novel (Complete)

How Long Does it Take to Read The Monctons: A Novel (Complete)?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 17 minutes to read The Monctons: A Novel (Complete) by Susanna Moodie

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

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There was a time—a good old time—when men of rank and fortune were not ashamed of their poor relations; affording the protection of their name and influence to the lower shoots of the great family tree, which, springing from the same root, expected to derive support and nourishment from the main stem. That time is well-nigh gone for ever. Kindred love and hospitality have decreased with the increase of modern luxury and exclusiveness, and the sacred ties of consanguinity are now regarded with indifference; or if recognized, it is only with those who move in the same charmed circle, and who make a respectable appearance in the world: then, and then only, are their names pronounced with reverence, and their relationship considered an honor. It is amusing to watch from a distance, the eagerness with which some people assert their claims to relationship with wealthy and titled families, and the intrigue and manœœuvring it calls forth in these fortunate individuals, in order to disclaim the boasted connexion. It was my fate for many years to eat the bitter bread of dependence, as one of those despised and insulted domestic annoyances—A Poor Relation. My grandfather, Geoffrey Moncton, whose name I bear, was the youngest son of a wealthy Yorkshire Baronet, whose hopes and affections entirely centered in his first-born. What became of the junior scions of the family-tree was to him a matter of secondary consideration. My grandfather, however, had to be provided for in a manner becoming the son of a gentleman, and on his leaving college, Sir Robert offered to purchase him a commission in the army. My grandfather was a lad of peaceable habits, and had a mortal antipathy to fighting. He refused point blank to be a soldier. The Navy offered the same cause for objection, strengthened by a natural aversion to the water, which made him decline going to sea. What was to be done with the incorrigible youth? Sir Robert flew into a passion—called him a coward—a disgrace to the name of Moncton.

How long is The Monctons: A Novel (Complete)?

The Monctons: A Novel (Complete) by Susanna Moodie is 486 pages long, and a total of 124,416 words.

This makes it 164% the length of the average book. It also has 152% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Monctons: A Novel (Complete) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 19 minutes to read The Monctons: A Novel (Complete) aloud.

What Reading Level is The Monctons: A Novel (Complete)?

The Monctons: A Novel (Complete) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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