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How long does it take to read The Duke and I?

Julia Quinn

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn takes about 7 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 7 hours 55 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2000. 432 pages, about 118,800 words.

16 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 13 hours 12 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 55 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 57 minutes

The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister--the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf--Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of the know the truth--it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable....

Content warnings (AI-checked, may be incomplete)
  • violence
  • sexual content
  • abuse

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Subjects: Fiction, Historical Romance, Man-woman relationship, Marriage, The Bridgertons series, History

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