How Long to Read Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance

How Long Does it Take to Read Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance by Jacqueline Dillion

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

Description

This book reassesses Hardy’s fiction in the light of his prolonged engagement with the folklore and traditions of rural England. Drawing on wide research, it demonstrates the pivotal role played in the novels by such customs and beliefs as ‘overlooking’, hag-riding, skimmington-riding, sympathetic magic, mumming, bonfire nights, May Day celebrations, Midsummer divination, and the ‘Portland Custom’. This study shows how such traditions were lived out in practice in village life, and how they were represented in written texts – in literature, newspapers, county histories, folklore books, the...

How long is Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance?

Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance by Jacqueline Dillion is 206 pages long, and a total of 52,736 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 48 minutes to read Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance aloud.

What Reading Level is Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance?

Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance 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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