It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Upsidonia by Archibald Marshall
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1917 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI We saw Mr. Perry into his tram, and started to walk through the town. My observation as to the behaviour and appearance of the well-dressed people was confirmed. The men slouched along with their hands in their pockets, and the women, although they wore fine clothes, had a very ungraceful bearing. The most expensively dressed were the worst in this respect, and the poorer sort of people hustled them off the pavements and treated them with every mark of contempt. As we were going through a narrow street between two wide ones, a stout old lady, covered with jewels, and dressed in heliotrope velvet, with some beautiful lace on her gown and enormous ostrich feathers in her hat, walked in the gutter by my side, and said in the hoarse whine of a beggar: "Do take a sovereign from a rich woman, kind gentleman. I 'aven't lef' off eating for two days, and the larder's full at 'ome." I was about to comply with her request, for I have no prejudices against indiscriminate charity, but young Perry told her to be off, or he'd give her in charge. She slunk away to where a carriage with two fine horses and a coachman and footman was standing at the end of the street, and drove off. "These beggars are becoming a regular pest," said Perry. "It is because we have old clothes on. There are some compensations in going about like a rich man." "Could I buy a few clothes cheap?" I asked him. "I want to do the thing thoroughly while I am with you." He laughed at me. "I don't know why you should want to buy them cheap," he said. "But, of course, you can get what you want. Do you really mean you would like to be dressed like a rich man?" "Yes, I should," I said. "I should like to have quite a large new wardrobe." "I think you're splendid!" he said admiringly. "I only hope y...
Upsidonia by Archibald Marshall is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read Upsidonia aloud.
Upsidonia is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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