How Long to Read Thoreau and the Language of Trees

How Long Does it Take to Read Thoreau and the Language of Trees?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 50 minutes to read Thoreau and the Language of Trees by Richard Higgins

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

Description

Trees were central to Henry David Thoreau’s creativity as a writer, his work as a naturalist, his thought, and his inner life. His portraits of them were so perfect, it was as if he could see the sap flowing beneath their bark. When Thoreau wrote that the poet loves the pine tree as his own shadow in the air, he was speaking about himself. In short, he spoke their language. In this original book, Richard Higgins explores Thoreau’s deep connections to trees: his keen perception of them, the joy they gave him, the poetry he saw in them, his philosophical view of them, and how they fed his soul. His lively essays show that trees were a thread connecting all parts of Thoreau’s being—heart, mind, and spirit. Included are one hundred excerpts from Thoreau’s writings about trees, paired with over sixty of the author’s photographs. Thoreau’s words are as vivid now as they were in 1890, when an English naturalist wrote that he was unusually able to “to preserve the flashing forest colors in unfading light.” Thoreau and the Language of Trees shows that Thoreau, with uncanny foresight, believed trees were essential to the preservation of the world.

How long is Thoreau and the Language of Trees?

Thoreau and the Language of Trees by Richard Higgins is 230 pages long, and a total of 57,500 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Thoreau and the Language of Trees Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Thoreau and the Language of Trees aloud.

What Reading Level is Thoreau and the Language of Trees?

Thoreau and the Language of Trees 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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