How Long to Read The Secret Ministry of Frost

How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Ministry of Frost?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read The Secret Ministry of Frost by J S Berkman

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

Description

The Secret Ministry of Frost tells the story of the Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge's tragic relationship with his son Hartley, a fascinating but little-known family drama of addiction, estrangement and poetic expression. Beginning with Hartley's expulsion as a Fellow at Oriel College, Oxford, for chronic drunkenness, and his father's failed attempts to rescue him, the novel traces their strained relationship through Hartley's shame and refusal to see Coleridge for the last 12 years of the poet's life. Hartley could never live up to his father's expectations for his son, set out in Coleridge's brilliant conversation poem "Frost at Midnight" when Hartley was only 17 months old. The novel delves into the mystery of their distressed relationship via imagined scenes, letters and diaries involving family and friends, as well as authentic poems by the two Coleridges and William Wordsworth. John Banville, the Man Booker Prize winner for The Sea, had this to say about Berkman's previous novel, The Product of Woollett, a sequel to The Ambassadors by Henry James: "I'm greatly enjoying and admiring your book...I very like the fluent, fluid style and the intricacy of plotting of Product of Woollett - a slyly witty title, by the way. I'm particularly charmed by the way you manoeuvre James's tale and his characters into an aesthetically pleasing sequel to The Ambassadors. My congratulations."Those who enjoy A.S. Byatt's Possession will enjoy the Secret Ministry of Frost.

How long is The Secret Ministry of Frost?

The Secret Ministry of Frost by J S Berkman is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Ministry of Frost Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read The Secret Ministry of Frost aloud.

What Reading Level is The Secret Ministry of Frost?

The Secret Ministry of Frost 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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