How Long to Read The Mother Town

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mother Town?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read The Mother Town by Gwen Kennedy Neville

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

Description

Horses with riders trailed by foot processionals, silver bands and pipe bands, furling medieval banners, lavish costumes, and singers and actors--the "Common Riding" is an elaborate, little-studied ritual phenomenon of the border towns of Scotland. In this vividly written and insightful analysis, Gwen Kennedy Neville uses this civic ceremony as a window for glimpsing the process of ritual, symbol, and experience in the development of the concept of "the town" in Western culture. Based on extensive fieldwork in the town of Selkirk, The Mother Town looks at the Common Riding in detail,...

How long is The Mother Town?

The Mother Town by Gwen Kennedy Neville is 178 pages long, and a total of 45,924 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mother Town Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read The Mother Town aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mother Town?

The Mother Town is suitable for students ages 10 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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