How long does it take to read Cecilia, or, Memoirs of an Heiress?
Cecilia, or, Memoirs of an Heiress by Fanny Burney, Frances Burney takes about 5 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1782. 320 pages, about 88,000 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 42 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Cecilia is an heiress, but she can only keep her fortune if her husband will consent to take her surname. Fanny Burney's unusual love story and deft social satire was much admired on its first publication in 1782 for its subtle interweaving of comedy, humanity, and social analysis.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Fiction, Inheritance and succession, Young women, England, fiction, Young women, fiction
