How Long to Read The View from Rampart Street

How Long Does it Take to Read The View from Rampart Street?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 30 minutes to read The View from Rampart Street by Mary Lou Widmer

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

Description

In sultry, tempestuous New Orleans of the 1840s, the frontier port was bustling, the theater was all the rage, and a system called placage ruled the lives of beautiful young Quadroons. These lovely girls were the daughters of wealthy white Creoles and their mulatto mistresses, trained all their lives to be placees, mistresses of white Creole gentlemen. In return for their favors, the placees were each given a house on Rampart Street, furnishings, and a life of luxury. Forced into this decadent but respected system, Mariette Delon, a beautiful Quadroon with skin like a magnolia petal, rebels against it, wishing only to pursue a career in the theater and lead a moral life. Against her will, she attends the Quadroon Ball, where such alliances are arranged and contracts signed. Here she meets handsome young Philippe Grillet, a wealthy aristocrat who tells her she should not be a placee but the wife of a Creole, reinforcing her innermost desires. But her father has his own plans for her, and it is up to Philippe to save her, first by accepting a life-threatening challenge, and finally by pursuing her across the continent to claim her for his own. Only then is he rewarded with a gift more precious than gold.

How long is The View from Rampart Street?

The View from Rampart Street by Mary Lou Widmer is 497 pages long, and a total of 127,729 words.

This makes it 168% the length of the average book. It also has 156% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The View from Rampart Street Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 37 minutes to read The View from Rampart Street aloud.

What Reading Level is The View from Rampart Street?

The View from Rampart Street 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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