How long does it take to read Myself My Enemy?
Myself My Enemy by Victoria Holt takes about 7 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours
A weekend read
First published 1983. 382 pages, about 105,050 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Henrietta Maria's father was murdered and she has grown up in a court of intrigue, constantly on the verge of conflict, until the arrival of the future King of England. Henrietta becomes betrothed to him and embarks on a stormy marriage which grows into a passionate and steadfast union. Blindly they blunder through the years, watching the rise of men such as Cromwell, Hampden and Pym, unaware of the spies in their own household. There follows the inevitable march to war - the sequel of which is played out on a cold January day in Whitehall.
Subjects: Fiction, historical, general, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, History, Kings and rulers, Queens
