How long does it take to read The Impetuous Duchess?
The Impetuous Duchess by Barbara Cartland takes about 3 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 16 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1975. 178 pages, about 48,950 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 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Duke of Warminster was uncontrollably angry. First Jabina, the silly young twit had lied her way into his carriage--forcing him to drive halfway across Scotland with her. Then, when the carriage overturned and he was injured, she lied again and told the Scottish couple who gave them shelter that she and the Duke were married. Their hostess saw through the story in a minute. With a twinkle in her eye she sought to acquaint the Duke and his "bride" with an odd statute of Scottish law making anyone who uttered a declaration of marriage before witnesses legally wed. The Duke was speechless. Could it be that he and this mindless little fool were actually married?
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Accidental Marriage, fiction, Scotland, fiction, Aristocracy (Social class), Fiction, Social life and customs
