How long does it take to read Live Alone and Like It?
Marjorie Hillis Roulston
Live Alone and Like It by Marjorie Hillis Roulston takes about 2 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1936. 149 pages, about 40,975 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 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Long-time Vogue editor Marjorie Hillis was a woman ahead of her time. With this slim volume she addresses the complexities of being an adult, single woman in America in the 1930s. The book is best classed as an etiquette book. This does not mean it is a book of rules. Instead it a series of essays on common scenarios. For example, what is best way for a woman to have a dinner party without a husband to help entertain the guests. A humorous, down-to-earth book. A bestseller when it was originally issued.
Subjects: Conduct of life, Single women, Life skills guides, Living alone, Women, Attitudes
