It takes the average reader 5 hours and 7 minutes to read The Speak of the Mearns by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This essential collection from Lewis Grassic Gibbon comprises short stories, essays and a novel, The Speak of the Mearns, which was unfinished at the time of the author's death in 1935. Grassic Gibbon's fame rests mainly on the trilogy, A Scots Quair, and the short stories, some well known, exhibit the same elements—powerful, dramatic writing and a distinctive local flavor—found in the novels. The Speak of the Mearns is a sharply observed unsentimental portrait of a rural coastal community seen through the eyes of a young boy growing up there. The essays put on record the author's views on politics and religion.
The Speak of the Mearns by Lewis Grassic Gibbon is 298 pages long, and a total of 76,884 words.
This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours to read The Speak of the Mearns aloud.
The Speak of the Mearns is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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