How long does it take to read The Duchess Diaries?
The Duchess Diaries by Mia Ryan takes about 6 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 51 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2003. 374 pages, about 102,850 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 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Lady Lara Darling, a country gal, is fiercely independent, reckless by nature, and absolutely unable to turn her back on a dare – even if it comes posthumously from her grandmother, the Dowager Duchess of Marleston. The late Lady bequeaths Lara money for a debut Season, the services of her dear friend, Lady Tattenbaum, and the prized possession – the old dame's diaries. For in the Duchess Diaries lie the secrets to a successful – and happy –match. Though grateful, Lara isn't interested until the challenge is set forth: that she find a husband during her one Season. This she cannot refuse, but her odds are looking slim when she entangles herself with Griff Hallsbury, a notorious coachman, while simply en route to London...
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Man-woman relationships, fiction
