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How long does it take to read The House of the Laird?

Pamela Kent

The House of the Laird by Pamela Kent takes about 3 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 27 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1956. 188 pages, about 51,700 words.

7 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 45 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 27 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 9 minutes

The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

How could she be sure of him? When Karen collapsed in his arms at the railway station, lain Mackenzie had been more than gentlemanly. He had insisted she regain her health at his lovely Highland estate. But Karen wasn't only grateful for his kindness--she was deeply in love with him. And he wanted to protect her for the rest of his life. Yet...did he really love her, or was it just pity? Karen had doubts that such a marriage would ever work, so she ran away.....

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