How Long to Read Tom Grogan

How Long Does it Take to Read Tom Grogan?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 41 minutes to read Tom Grogan by Francis Hopkinson Smith

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

Description

Tom Grogan is a novel published in 1896 by Francis Hopkinson Smith that was the best selling book in the United States in 1896. The novel also ran in the The Century Magazine starting in December 1895, with illustrations from Charles Stanley Reinhart. A spirited and most entertaining and ingenious study of laboring life in Staten Island, New York. Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838–1915) was a United States author, artist and engineer. He built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty, wrote many famous stories and received awards for his paintings. Tom Grogan was a stevedore, who died from the effects of an injury. With a family to support, his widow conceals the fact of her husband's death, saying that he is sick in a hospital, that she may assume both his name and business. She is thenceforth known to every one as 'Tom Grogan.' A sturdy, cheery, capable Irishwomen, she carries on the business with an increasing success, which arouses the jealous opposition of some rival stevedores and walking delegates of the labor union she has refused to join.

How long is Tom Grogan?

Tom Grogan by Francis Hopkinson Smith is 157 pages long, and a total of 40,349 words.

This makes it 53% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tom Grogan Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 40 minutes to read Tom Grogan aloud.

What Reading Level is Tom Grogan?

Tom Grogan 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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