How long does it take to read Lady Semple's Secret?
Lady Semple's Secret by Shirley Kennedy takes about 3 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 214 pages, about 58,850 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Meg Quincy, while mindful of her position as a lady's maid, was blessed with a keen mind and the courage to stand by her beliefs. Her pride, her beauty--and her delightful reading of poetry--drew the devilishly handsome Lord Beaumont like a moth to a flame. So how could he become betrothed to Meg's mistress, a horrible nightmare of a chit? But Meg's employer, Lady Semple, possesses a heart-wrenching secret. At its center is Meg--and a daring deception that, once revealed, will change her life forever....
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, Social life and customs, fiction, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Manners and customs, fiction
