It takes the average reader and 49 minutes to read The Shadow of the Glen by J. M. Synge
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Large Format for easy reading. Although from a middle-class Protestant background, Synge's writings are mainly concerned with the world of the Roman Catholic peasants of rural Ireland. He is best known for his play The Playboy of the Western World, which caused riots in Dublin. His experiences on the Aran islands were to form the basis for many of his plays, including The Shadow of the Glen, which tells the story of an unfaithful wife and was attacked by Irish nationalist leader Arthur Griffith as 'a slur on Irish womanhood'.
The Shadow of the Glen by J. M. Synge is 48 pages long, and a total of 12,384 words.
This makes it 16% the length of the average book. It also has 15% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 7 minutes to read The Shadow of the Glen aloud.
The Shadow of the Glen is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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