How Long to Read The Wreck of the Neva: The Horrifying Fate of a Convict Ship and the Women Aboard

How Long Does it Take to Read The Wreck of the Neva: The Horrifying Fate of a Convict Ship and the Women Aboard?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read The Wreck of the Neva: The Horrifying Fate of a Convict Ship and the Women Aboard by Cal McCarthy

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

Description

The 'Neva' sailed from Cork on 8 January 1835, destined for the prisons of Botany Bay. There were 240 people on board, most of them either female convicts or the wives of already deported convicts, and their children. On 13 May 1835 the ship hit a reef just north of King's Island in Australia and sank with the loss of 224 lives - one of the worst shipwrecks in maritime history. The authors have comprehensively researched sources in Ireland, Australia and the UK to reconstruct in fascinating detail the stories of these women. Most perished beneath the ocean waves, but for others the journey...

How long is The Wreck of the Neva: The Horrifying Fate of a Convict Ship and the Women Aboard?

The Wreck of the Neva: The Horrifying Fate of a Convict Ship and the Women Aboard by Cal McCarthy is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Wreck of the Neva: The Horrifying Fate of a Convict Ship and the Women Aboard Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read The Wreck of the Neva: The Horrifying Fate of a Convict Ship and the Women Aboard aloud.

What Reading Level is The Wreck of the Neva: The Horrifying Fate of a Convict Ship and the Women Aboard?

The Wreck of the Neva: The Horrifying Fate of a Convict Ship and the Women Aboard is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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