How long does it take to read Miau?
Miau by Benito Pérez Galdós takes about 7 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Novelas españolas contemporáneas
Previous: Fortunata and Jacinta
About 7 hours 10 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1888. 391 pages, about 107,525 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 33 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Miau tells a story about a middle-low class family of Madrid in the 19th century. The main character is Ramón Villaamil, an ex-employée from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. He lives with his wife doña Pura, his sister-in-law Milagros, his daughter Abelarda, his grandson Luis Cadalso, and his detestable son-in-law Víctor Cadalso. Víctor's wife, Luisa Villaamil, who is dead, was the mother of Luis. Miau is the Spanish onomatopoeia for the sound made by cats, but it also stands for: "Moralidad, Impuesto progresivo, Aduanas y Unificación de la deuda" (morality, income tax, customs and unification of the debt), the four main ideas of Villaamil to improve the ministry administration... Marinaela is a somewhat different tale. Marianela's parents died when she was young, leaving her without family or money. But she was happy with Pablo, her blind friend. But would all that change when Dr. Golfín arrives in town? Would Pablo still love the impoverished and ugly Marianela when he no longer needed her?
Subjects: Fiction, Ficción, Middle class families, Portraits, Unemployed, Servicio civil
