About This Book
Fascinating and highly readable, this is the definitive social history of the world's most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous, and politically influential art-form: opera From its beginnings in the Renaissance cities of northern Italy opera has permeated through Europe, America, and beyond, becoming a...
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Reading Time Estimates
15h 41m
slow reader
180 WPM
11h 18m
average reader
250 WPM
8h 4m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 169,400 wordsπ
23 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
11 h 18 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
12 h 33 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
18 h 49 min
Audio 2x
9 h 25 min
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- π 23 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π23 commutesΒ of 30 min each