Reading Level
What is the reading level of Billy Budd, Sailor?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Billy Budd, Sailor is 12th and 13th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Billy Budd, Sailor
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 12 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 13 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 10 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 8 |
Reading Time
2 hrs 39 mins
How long to read Billy Budd, Sailor?
The estimated word count of Billy Budd, Sailor is 39,525 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 2 hrs 39 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 4 hrs 24 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 28 mins.
| Billy Budd, Sailor - 39,525 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 4 hrs 24 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 2 hrs 39 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 1 hrs 28 mins |
- Authors
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Herman Melville
More about Billy Budd, Sailor
39,525 words
Word Count
for Billy Budd, Sailor
96 pages
Pages
4 hours and 15 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
In 1797, Billy Budd is forced into compulsory service aboard the HMS Bellipotent. Billy, a foundling from Bristol, has an innocence, good looks and a natural charisma that make him popular with the crew. After arousing the antagonism of the ship's master-at-arms, Billy is placed into a precarious situation where truth and justice are intertwined in a moral dilemma that will decide his very fate.Billy Budd, Sailor is the final novel by Herman Melville, first published posthumously in London in 1924. Created slowly over the last five years of his life, Billy Budd represents Melville's return to prose fiction after three decades of only writing poetry. Melville had begun writing the original work in November 1888, but left it unfinished at his death in 1891. Acclaimed by British critics as a masterpiece when published in London, it quickly took its place as a classic literary work in the United States.This cloth-bound book includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket, and is limited to 100 copies.