It takes the average reader 8 hours and 8 minutes to read They Knew Mr. Knight by Dorothy Whipple
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A Book Society Choice, shortlisted for the Femina-Vie Heureuse Prize, the second Dorothy Whipple novel we publish is also wonderfully well-written in a clear and straightforward style; yet 'this real treat' ("Sunday Telegraph") is far more subtle than it at first appears. The Blakes are an ordinary family: Celia looks after the house and Thomas works at the family engineering business in Leicester. The book begins when he meets Mr Knight, a financier as crooked as any on the front pages of our newspapers nowadays; and tracks his and his family's swift climb and fall.Part of the cause of the...
They Knew Mr. Knight by Dorothy Whipple is 483 pages long, and a total of 122,199 words.
This makes it 163% the length of the average book. It also has 149% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 7 minutes to read They Knew Mr. Knight aloud.
They Knew Mr. Knight 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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