It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read The Virgin and the Gypsy by David Herbert Lawrence
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
When the vicar's wife went off with a young and penniless man the scandal knew no bounds. Her two little girls were only seven and nine years old respectively. And the vicar was such a good husband. True, his hair was grey. But his moustache was dark, he was handsome, and still full of furtive passion for his unrestrained and beautiful wife.Why did she go? Why did she burst away with such an éclat of revulsion, like a touch of madness?Nobody gave any answer. Only the pious said she was a bad woman. While some of the good women kept silent. They knew.The two little girls never knew. Wounded, they decided that it was because their mother found them negligible.
The Virgin and the Gypsy by David Herbert Lawrence is 78 pages long, and a total of 20,124 words.
This makes it 26% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read The Virgin and the Gypsy aloud.
The Virgin and the Gypsy is suitable for students ages 10 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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