How Long to Read The Portion of Labor

How Long Does it Take to Read The Portion of Labor?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 25 minutes to read The Portion of Labor by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

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

Description

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman was a prominent 19th century American author. She was born in Randolph, Massachusetts, and attended Mount Holyoke College and West Brattleboro Seminary. Freeman began writing stories and verse for children while still a teenager to help support her family. She produced more than two dozen volumes of published short stories and novels. She is best known for two collections of stories, "A Humble Romance and Other Stories" (1887) and "A New England Nun and Other Stories" (1891). Her stories deal mostly with New England life. Freeman is also remembered for her novel "Pembroke" (1894). In April 1926, Freeman became the first recipient of the William Dean Howells Medal for Distinction in Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. "The Portion of Labor" is one of the first labor novels. It's a closely detailed look with finely drawn characters at the relations between labor and capital, and the economic conditions of a New England town. Freeman's heroine leads a strike by workers in a shoe factory for better wages and working conditions, but her efforts are complicated by her feelings for the owner.

How long is The Portion of Labor?

The Portion of Labor by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman is 376 pages long, and a total of 96,256 words.

This makes it 127% the length of the average book. It also has 118% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Portion of Labor Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 45 minutes to read The Portion of Labor aloud.

What Reading Level is The Portion of Labor?

The Portion of Labor is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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