It takes the average reader 1 hour and 38 minutes to read The Welkin by LUCY. KIRKWOOD
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley's Comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of twelve matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she's telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst. Lucy Kirkwood's play The Welkin premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2020, directed by James Macdonald and featuring Maxine Peake and...
The Welkin by LUCY. KIRKWOOD is 96 pages long, and a total of 24,576 words.
This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 14 minutes to read The Welkin aloud.
The Welkin 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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