How Long to Read The Mysteries of London Vol 1 of 4

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mysteries of London Vol 1 of 4?

It takes the average reader 29 hours and 29 minutes to read The Mysteries of London Vol 1 of 4 by George W. M. Reynolds

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

Description

The Mysteries of London is a penny dreadful or city mysteries novel begun by George W. M. Reynolds in 1844. Reynolds wrote the first two series of this long-running narrative of life in the seedy underbelly of mid-nineteenth-century London. Thomas Miller wrote the third series and Edward L. Blanchard wrote the fourth series of this immensely popular title. Michael Angelo in Penny Dreadfuls and Other Victorian Horrors writes: Reynolds had read Eugene Sue while in Paris and was particularly impressed by his novel Les Mystères de Paris (The Mysteries of Paris). It inspired Reynolds to write and publish a penny part serial The Mysteries of London (1845), in which he paralleled Sue's tale of vice, depravity, and squalor in the Parisian slums with a sociological story contrasting the vice and degradation of London working-class life with the luxury and debaucheries of the hedonistic upper crust. An early socialist and a Chartist sympathizer, Reynolds had a genuine social conscience, and he contrived to stitch into the pages of his books diatribes against social evils and class inequities. (79) Instalments were published weekly and contained a single illustration and eight pages of text printed in double columns. The weekly numbers were later bound in cloth covers with a fresh title page and table of contents and offered as complete works of fiction. After Reynolds quit The Mysteries of London, he began a new title: The Mysteries of the Court of London, which ran from 1848 until 1856.

How long is The Mysteries of London Vol 1 of 4?

The Mysteries of London Vol 1 of 4 by George W. M. Reynolds is 1,735 pages long, and a total of 442,425 words.

This makes it 586% the length of the average book. It also has 541% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mysteries of London Vol 1 of 4 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 40 hours and 17 minutes to read The Mysteries of London Vol 1 of 4 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mysteries of London Vol 1 of 4?

The Mysteries of London Vol 1 of 4 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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