How Long to Read The Speckled Monster

How Long Does it Take to Read The Speckled Monster?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 1 minute to read The Speckled Monster by Jennifer Lee Carroll

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

Description

History's first desperate efforts to conquer the spotted beast of smallpox. The dramatic story of 2 parents who dared to fight back against the disease. After barely surviving the agony of smallpox themselves, they both flouted 18th-cent. Eur. med. tradition by borrowing folk knowledge from African slaves & Eastern women in frantic bids to protect their children. From their heroic struggles stems the modern science of immunology as well as the vaccinations should the disease ever be unleashed again. Carrell transports readers back to the early 20th-cent. to tell the tales of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu & Dr. Zabdiel Boylston: two iconoclastic figures who helped save the cities of London & Boston from the deadliest disease mankind has known. Illus.

How long is The Speckled Monster?

The Speckled Monster by Jennifer Lee Carroll is 474 pages long, and a total of 120,396 words.

This makes it 160% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Speckled Monster Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 57 minutes to read The Speckled Monster aloud.

What Reading Level is The Speckled Monster?

The Speckled Monster 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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