How Long to Read Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past

How Long Does it Take to Read Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past by Helen Kingstone

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

Description

This book explains why narrating the recent past is always challenging, and shows how it was particularly fraught in the nineteenth century. The legacy of Romantic historicism, the professionalization of the historical discipline, and even the growth of social history, all heightened the stakes. This book brings together Victorian histories and novels to show how these parallel genres responded to the challenges of contemporary history writing in divergent ways. Many historians shrank from engaging with controversial recent events. This study showcases the work of those rare historians who defied convention, including the polymath Harriet Martineau, English nationalist J. R. Green, and liberal enthusiast Spencer Walpole. A striking number of popular Victorian novels are retrospective. This book argues that Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot’s “novels of the recent past” are long overdue recognition as genuinely historical novels. By focusing on provincial communities, these novelists reveal undercurrents invisible to national narratives, and intervene in debates about women’s contribution to history.

How long is Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past?

Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past by Helen Kingstone is 244 pages long, and a total of 61,976 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past aloud.

What Reading Level is Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past?

Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past 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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