How long does it take to read A Diary from Dixie?
Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, Isabella D. Martin, Myrta Avary
A Diary from Dixie by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, Isabella D. Martin, Myrta Avary takes about 7 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1905. 426 pages, about 117,150 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 46 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In her diary, Mary Boykin Chesnut, the wife of a Confederate general and aid to president Jefferson Davis, James Chestnut, Jr., presents an eyewitness account of the Civil War.
Subjects: Biography, Confederate Personal narratives, Confederate States of America, Diaries, History, Sources
