How long does it take to read Castle Rackrent?
Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth
Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth takes about 2 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 38 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1800. 144 pages, about 39,600 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 170 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A politically-charged satire on Anglo-Irish landlords, Castle Rackrent is a critically-acclaimed and thoroughly enjoyable novel. The social commentary critiques not only class but also gender roles, acutely discussing the marginalization of women in the eighteenth century. In Castle Rackrent, published in 1800, the Irish Catholic bourgeoisie rise to power.
Subjects: Rich people, Social life and customs, Poor families, Fiction, Administration of estates, Landlord and tenant
