It takes the average reader 3 hours and 14 minutes to read Twelve Years a Slave. Narrative of Solomon Northup [Illustrated Edition] by Solomon Northup
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2010 reprint of 1855 edition. Twelve Years a Slave was written by Solomon Northup; a man who was born free but was bound into slavery later in life. The book, originally published in 1853, tells the story of how two men approached him under the guise of circus promoters who were interested in his violin skills. They offered him a generous but fair amount of money to work for their circus, and then offered to put him up in a hotel in Washington D.C. Upon arriving there he was drugged, bound, and moved to a slave pen in the city, after which he was sold. Northup's account describes the daily...
Twelve Years a Slave. Narrative of Solomon Northup [Illustrated Edition] by Solomon Northup is 188 pages long, and a total of 48,504 words.
This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 25 minutes to read Twelve Years a Slave. Narrative of Solomon Northup [Illustrated Edition] aloud.
Twelve Years a Slave. Narrative of Solomon Northup [Illustrated Edition] is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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