It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read A Law Unto Herself by Rebecca Harding Davis
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A scathing critique of the legal status of women and their property rights in nineteenth-century America, Rebecca Harding Davis's 1878 novel A Law Unto Herself chronicles the experiences of Jane Swendon, a seemingly naïve and conventional nineteenth-century protagonist struggling to care for her elderly father with limited financial resources. In order to continue care, Jane seeks to secure her rightful inheritance despite the efforts of her cousin and later her husband, a greedy man who has tricked her father into securing her hand in marriage. Appealing to middle-class literary tastes of...
A Law Unto Herself by Rebecca Harding Davis is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.
This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read A Law Unto Herself aloud.
A Law Unto Herself is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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