How long does it take to read Lydia?
Lydia by Clare Darcy takes about 4 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 23 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1973. 239 pages, about 65,725 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Who but a young lady from America would dare arrive in Regency London at the height of the season - and promptly announce her express intention of marrying wealth and position? Who but this outrageous beauty could keep two of the most eligible bachelors in the realm on tenterhooks, while defying the wishes of the arrogant, incomparably attractive, immensely rich Lord Northover himself? Who is quite the most captivating heroine of this or any other season? Who else, but -- Lydia Leyland!
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency
