How long does it take to read The Fortunate Mistress, or, Roxana?
The Fortunate Mistress, or, Roxana by Daniel Defoe takes about 6 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 22 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1724. 347 pages, about 95,425 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 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 22 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 93 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Roxana", Defoe's last and darkest novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her virtue, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. Its narrator tells the story of her own "wicked" life as the mistress of rich and powerful men.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Mistresses, Women, English Historical fiction, Women -- Great Britain -- Fiction
