How Long to Read Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Modern Celebrity

How Long Does it Take to Read Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Modern Celebrity?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Modern Celebrity by David M. Friedman

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

Description

The story of Oscar Wilde’s landmark 1882 American tour explains how this quotable literary eminence became famous for being famous. On January 3, 1882, Oscar Wilde, a twenty-seven-year-old “genius”—at least by his own reckoning—arrived in New York. The Dublin-born Oxford man had made such a spectacle of himself in London with his eccentric fashion sense, acerbic wit, and extravagant passion for art and home design that Gilbert & Sullivan wrote an operetta lampooning him. He was hired to go to America to promote that work by presenting lectures on interior decorating. But Wilde had his own...

How long is Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Modern Celebrity?

Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Modern Celebrity by David M. Friedman is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Modern Celebrity Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Modern Celebrity aloud.

What Reading Level is Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Modern Celebrity?

Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Modern Celebrity 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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