It takes the average reader 6 hours and 37 minutes to read The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic American novel The Scarlet Letter follows Hester Prynne, a woman living in the rigid Puritan society of 17th century Boston. Condemned as an adulteress and forced to wear a scarlet A on her dress, Hester refuses to name the father of her child, born out of wedlock. Her quiet dignity in the face of persecution only serves to further enrage many of the townspeople. Separated from society, Hester begins to ask questions about the nature of sin and redemption and comes to conclusions unthinkable to her fellow Puritans. A story of perseverance in the face of ignorance...
The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne is 387 pages long, and a total of 99,459 words.
This makes it 131% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 3 minutes to read The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne aloud.
The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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