How long does it take to read The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself?
Mary Prince, Moira Ferguson
The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself by Mary Prince, Moira Ferguson takes about 1 hour 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 19 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1831. 72 pages, about 19,800 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 54 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Interesting and highly valuable first-person narrative of a woman slave who details her experiences in Bermuda and Antigua and also in Britain where she was employed by abolitionist Thomas Pringle. Sheds light on women's roles and experiences, and on slave system in islands. Prince was first known woman who rebelled from slavery and wrote her own account. First published in 1831, work was eagerly embraced by antislavery groups"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Fugitive slaves, Slavery, Biography, Fugitive slaves, west indies, Slavery, west indies, Women, biography
