It takes the average reader and 34 minutes to read The Poetry of Walt Whitman by William Lyon Phelps
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This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in 1924 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Poetry of Walt Whitman' is an essay about the life and works of the famous American poet, essayist, and journalist. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865, in New Haven, Conneticut, United States. Phelps earned a B.A. in 1887, writing his thesis on the Idealism of George Berkeley. He then gained an M.A. in 1891 from Yale and his PhD from Harvard in the same year. During his time a Yale, he offered a course in modern novels which brought the university considerable attention both nationally and internationally. Phelps published many essays on modern and European literature, including titles such as 'Essays on Modern Novelists' (1910), 'Some Makers of American Literature' (1923), and 'As I Like it' (1923).
The Poetry of Walt Whitman by William Lyon Phelps is 34 pages long, and a total of 8,636 words.
This makes it 11% the length of the average book. It also has 11% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 47 minutes to read The Poetry of Walt Whitman aloud.
The Poetry of Walt Whitman is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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