How Long to Read The Return of the Shadow

How Long Does it Take to Read The Return of the Shadow?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 30 minutes to read The Return of the Shadow by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

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

Description

In this sixth volume of The History of Middle-earth the story reaches The Lord of the Rings. In The Return of the Shadow (an abandoned title for the first volume) Christopher Tolkien describes, with full citation of the earliest notes, outline plans, and narrative drafts, the intricate evolution of The Fellowship of the Ring and the gradual emergence of the conceptions that transformed what J.R.R. Tolkien for long believed would be a far shorter book, 'a sequel to The Hobbit'. The enlargement of Bilbo's 'magic ring' into the supremely potent and dangerous Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord is...

How long is The Return of the Shadow?

The Return of the Shadow by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is 497 pages long, and a total of 127,729 words.

This makes it 168% the length of the average book. It also has 156% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Return of the Shadow Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 37 minutes to read The Return of the Shadow aloud.

What Reading Level is The Return of the Shadow?

The Return of the Shadow 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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