How Long to Read The Public Life of Privacy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

By Stacey Margolis

How Long Does it Take to Read The Public Life of Privacy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 11 minutes to read The Public Life of Privacy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature by Stacey Margolis

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Description

Stacey Margolis rethinks a key chapter in American literary history, challenging the idea that nineteenth-century American culture was dominated by an ideology of privacy that defined subjects in terms of their intentions and desires. She reveals how writers from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Henry James depicted a world in which characters could only be understood—and, more importantly, could only understand themselves—through their public actions. She argues that the social issues that nineteenth-century novelists analyzed—including race, sexuality, the market, and the law—formed integral parts of...

How long is The Public Life of Privacy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature?

The Public Life of Privacy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature by Stacey Margolis is 246 pages long, and a total of 62,976 words.

This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 77% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Public Life of Privacy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to read The Public Life of Privacy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature aloud.

What Reading Level is The Public Life of Privacy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature?

The Public Life of Privacy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature 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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