How Long to Read The Sacred Fount

By Henry James

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sacred Fount?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 1 minute to read The Sacred Fount by Henry James

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

Description

One of Henry James's most mesmerizing and unusual novels, The Sacred Fount (1901) has for its scene a weekend party at the great English country house Newmarch. Here James leads the reader down a bizarre garden path. The Sacred Fount - his only novel to employ a first-person narrator - places us in the hands of an obsessive novelist (never named and never described, but perhaps familiar), who detects alarming changes in his acquaintances. A woman known for her elan has lost her poise, a dull man is charming; a friend is suddenly aged, a plain woman sparkles. Where one improves, another seems...

How long is The Sacred Fount?

The Sacred Fount by Henry James is 236 pages long, and a total of 60,416 words.

This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 74% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sacred Fount Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 30 minutes to read The Sacred Fount aloud.

What Reading Level is The Sacred Fount?

The Sacred Fount 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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