How long does it take to read The Book of Household Management?
Isabella Beeton
The Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton takes about 20 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 20 hours 53 minutes
A long haul
First published 1861. 1,139 pages, about 313,225 words.
42 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 34 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 20 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 13 hours 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 55 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"No home is complete without this classic guide to cookery and home management. The ideal gift book, it contains hundreds of recipes, full menus and hints for cooks. Beeton's Book of Household Management also provides a fascinating insight into the domestic life of the Victorian housewife, with instructions on housekeeping and managing servants, along with astute advice on childrearing. It is no surprise that it has been a constant favourite with homemakers ever since its first appearance in 1861"--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Cookery, English, English Cookery, Home economics, Criticism, Terms and phrases, Terminologie
