How long does it take to read The House in Good Taste?
Elsie De Wolfe, de Elsie Wolfe
The House in Good Taste by Elsie De Wolfe, de Elsie Wolfe takes about 5 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 54 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1913. 322 pages, about 88,550 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 51 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"After 90 years, the house in good taste - by America's "first lady of interior decoration," Elsie de Wolfe - still offers timeless advice in the ever-changing field of home design." "Compiled in 1914 from de Wolfe's articles in newspapers and magazines, The House in Good Taste influenced not only the wealthy clientele of Park Avenue and Palm Beach, but the nature of popular decoration for years to come." "The planning and design of countless twentieth-century American homes can be traced to this seminal text."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Interior decoration, House furnishings
