How long does it take to read Diary of a Provincial Lady?
E. M. Delafield, Jilly Cooper, Edmée Elizabeth Dashwood
Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield, Jilly Cooper, Edmée Elizabeth Dashwood takes about 2 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 21 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1930. 128 pages, about 35,200 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 74 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The goal of the provincial lady is to maintain 'niceness', whether it be in the home, relationships or personal behaviour. 'The Diary of a Provincial Lady' first published in the 1930s is a witty celebration of the suburban British housewife between the wars.
Subjects: Humorous stories, Texts, Diaries, English Authors, Biography, Middle class women
