How long does it take to read The Bondwoman's Narrative?
Hannah Crafts
The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2002. 352 pages, about 96,800 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 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Possibly the first novel written by a black woman slave, this work is both a historically important literary event and a gripping autobiographical story in its own right.
Subjects: American Manuscripts, Passing (Identity), Racially mixed people, Plantation owner's spouses, Facsimiles, Fiction
