How Long to Read The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem

How Long Does it Take to Read The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 29 minutes to read The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem by Matthew Hollis

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

Description

A riveting account of the making of T. S. Eliot’s celebrated poem The Waste Land on its centenary. Renowned as one of the world’s greatest poems, The Waste Land has been said to describe the moral decay of a world after war and the search for meaning in a meaningless era. It has been labeled the most truthful poem of its time; it has been branded a masterful fake. A century after its publication in 1922, T. S. Eliot’s enigmatic masterpiece remains one of the most influential works ever written, and yet one of the most mysterious. In a remarkable feat of biography, Matthew Hollis reconstructs...

How long is The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem?

The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem by Matthew Hollis is 324 pages long, and a total of 82,296 words.

This makes it 109% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 29 minutes to read The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem aloud.

What Reading Level is The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem?

The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem 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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