How Long to Read The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde

How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde?

It takes the average reader 12 hours and 17 minutes to read The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde by Neil McKenna

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

Description

Neil McKenna argues that our view of Oscar Wilde, even after Ellman's magisterial volume, is determined by Victorian sentimentality. In his own much more modern version of Wilde's story, he is not only extremely promiscuous but also a sort of campaigner for sexual freedom. He reveals, for example, that Wilde's relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas was not an idealistic doting on a beautiful boy, but that Bosie was the more dominant, experienced of the two, who used to go out hunting together for young boys. Wilde's last days in Paris were not, McKenna shows, miserable and defeated; Paris was...

How long is The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde?

The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde by Neil McKenna is 717 pages long, and a total of 184,269 words.

This makes it 242% the length of the average book. It also has 225% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 46 minutes to read The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde aloud.

What Reading Level is The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde?

The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde 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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