How Long to Read The Shape of Hawthorne's Career

How Long Does it Take to Read The Shape of Hawthorne's Career?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Shape of Hawthorne's Career by Nina Baym

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

Description

This gracefully written book considers all of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s works, from Fanshawe through the unfinished romances of his last years, and establishes the pattern of his literary development. Ms. Baym brings the crucial facts of Hawthorne’s career into clear focus, and places the individual works within the total picture. Disputing some enduring critical pieties, she finds in Hawthorne a writer who experimented with a series of literary poses through which he tried both to discover himself and to please his audience. He realized late, she says, the paradox that the more he departed from...

How long is The Shape of Hawthorne's Career?

The Shape of Hawthorne's Career by Nina Baym is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Shape of Hawthorne's Career Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Shape of Hawthorne's Career aloud.

What Reading Level is The Shape of Hawthorne's Career?

The Shape of Hawthorne's Career 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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