It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Winter Tales by George Mackay Brown
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This collection celebrates winter and its festivals, light and darkness. It includes the tales of Lieutenant William Bligh at the port of Hamnavoe, an Edinburgh man rediscovering his roots in Shetland, Baltic-men shipwrecked on the Orkney coast, and Norse warriors setting out for the Holy Land. Through these stories George Mackay Brown explores the effects of new ways of thinking and working on the ancient patterns and traditions of Orkney life.
Winter Tales by George Mackay Brown is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.
This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Winter Tales aloud.
Winter Tales is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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