How long does it take to read Life in the English Country House?
A Social and Architectural History
Mark Girouard
Life in the English Country House by Mark Girouard takes about 6 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 18 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1978. 344 pages, about 94,600 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From literature, social chronicles, and family documents comes a study of the evolution and social role of the English country house since the Middle Ages.
Subjects: History, Country homes, Architecture and society, Upper class, Social life and customs, Domestic Architecture
