How Long to Read The Old Gray Homestead

How Long Does it Take to Read The Old Gray Homestead?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 3 minutes to read The Old Gray Homestead by Frances Parkinson Keyes

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

Description

The literary debut of the celebrated author of Dinner at Antoine's Frances Keyes was a 20th century American author and a convert to Roman Catholicism. Her works frequently featured Catholic themes and beliefs. Mrs. Keyes first book, The Old Gray Homestead, was published in 1919. The Gray's farm is falling apart until a wealthy widow named Sylvia comes to stay with the family. She helps rebuild the farm, pays for trips and music lessons. Austin Gray is falling in love with her, as are several other men. Can a plain farmer and a society woman find happiness? "Though Keyes preferred writing fiction, she had a journalist's eye for detail and commitment to facts. Her carefully researched settings, combined with inventive storytelling, romantic plots, and patrician characters, resulted in several bestsellers…..With over fifty volumes of fiction, biography, and travel writing - seven of which achieved bestseller status - Keyes was a popular writer, often translated, with a well-deserved reputation for the skillful evocation of place and period." -Joseph M. Flora, Amber Vogel, "Southern Writers: A New Biographical Dictionary"

How long is The Old Gray Homestead?

The Old Gray Homestead by Frances Parkinson Keyes is 242 pages long, and a total of 60,984 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 75% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Old Gray Homestead Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 33 minutes to read The Old Gray Homestead aloud.

What Reading Level is The Old Gray Homestead?

The Old Gray Homestead 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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