How Long to Read The Ring and the Book

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ring and the Book?

It takes the average reader 14 hours and 18 minutes to read The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

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

Description

In June, 1860, Browning purchased an “old yellow book” from a bookstall in Florence. The book contained legal briefs, pamphlets, and letters relating to a case that had been tried in 1698 involving a child bride, a disguised priest, a triple murder, four hangings and the beheading of a nobleman. Browning resolved to use it as the source for a poem. The result, The Ring and the Book, is certainly one of the most important long poems of the Victorian era and is arguably Browning’s greatest work. Basing their edition on the 1888–89 version of the poem, Altick and Collins include the last corrections Browning intended before his death. In addition to a substantial introduction, this Broadview Literary Texts edition also includes selections from Browning’s correspondence, and contemporary reviews and reactions to the work.

How long is The Ring and the Book?

The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning is 852 pages long, and a total of 214,704 words.

This makes it 288% the length of the average book. It also has 262% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ring and the Book Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 19 hours and 33 minutes to read The Ring and the Book aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ring and the Book?

The Ring and the Book 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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