How Long to Read William Hickling Prescott

How Long Does it Take to Read William Hickling Prescott?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read William Hickling Prescott by C. Harvey Gardiner

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

Description

This biography of a distinguished historian and man of letters is the first study of William Hickling Prescott (1796–1859) to be written by a historian who has worked with the very themes explored by Prescott. And it is the first to treat him not only as creative historian but also as family man, as traveler and clubman, as investor and humanitarian, and as private citizen with strong political preferences. Prescott the socialite and Prescott the introvert writer emerge in the round as the magnificent amateur who helped establish canons that have enriched American historical scholarship ever since. Blending history and literature, his multivolume works won Prescott the first significant international reputation to be accorded to an American historian. Working despite persistent obstacles of health and against a penchant for society and leisure that was always part of his personality, Prescott came to be considered the finest interpreter of the Hispanic world produced by the Anglo-Saxon world. His Conquest of Mexico and Conquest of Peru were pronounced classics. C. Harvey Gardiner takes the reader back to the nineteenth century in style and in subject to present William Hickling Prescott, gentleman and scholar, firmly fixed in relationship to his community and his times. But Gardiner's Victorian stance and respect for nineteenth-century historiography do not prevent his presenting Prescott as a whole man, viewed in retrospect, stripped of myth, and evaluated for moderns.

How long is William Hickling Prescott?

William Hickling Prescott by C. Harvey Gardiner is 390 pages long, and a total of 97,500 words.

This makes it 132% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read William Hickling Prescott Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read William Hickling Prescott aloud.

What Reading Level is William Hickling Prescott?

William Hickling Prescott is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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