How Long to Read The Pen and the Sword

How Long Does it Take to Read The Pen and the Sword?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 22 minutes to read The Pen and the Sword by Michael Foot

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

Description

Disappointment can be salutary. In the 1955 election Michael Foot surprisingly lost his seat. Until then he had been a journalist, albeit a prolific and influential one. He now had more time on his hands. To both his father, Isaac Foot, and himself Jonathan Swift was a hero. His father, who believed writing to be the supreme vocation, now encouraged him to write a book on Swift. The result was The Pen and the Sword . Michael Foot concentrates on the crucial two years of 1710-11. In that time Swift published one of his most devastating polemics The Conduct of the Allies that tore into the Whig government and the Duke of Marlborough in particular. It is an important moment in English History: the pen and the sword fought a duel, and the pen proved the stronger of the two. First published in 1957 it was well and widely reviewed. 'Enthralling ... a fine piece of historical writing.' Spectator 'An exciting story excellently narrated ... a lucid guide to one of the most complicated patterns of intrigue and manoeuvre that the eighteenth-century can provide ... intensely dramatic.' Harold Nicolson, Observer

How long is The Pen and the Sword?

The Pen and the Sword by Michael Foot is 441 pages long, and a total of 110,691 words.

This makes it 149% the length of the average book. It also has 135% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Pen and the Sword Aloud?

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

What Reading Level is The Pen and the Sword?

The Pen and the Sword 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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