How Long to Read Delia's Doctors; Or, A Glance Behind the Scenes

How Long Does it Take to Read Delia's Doctors; Or, A Glance Behind the Scenes?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 3 minutes to read Delia's Doctors; Or, A Glance Behind the Scenes by Hannah Gardner Creamer

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This early feminist novel is a wickedly funny slice of mid-nineteenth-century Americana peppered with details of the era's freakish medical tactics and leavened with a smart and sassy commentary about the societal restraints on women's physical and intellectual abilities. First published in 1852, Delia's Doctors is one of four known novels by Hannah Gardner Creamer, an American writer whose life and career have been all but absent from the annals of American history. In the book, eighteen-year-old Delia Thornton is ill. Her condition, more psychological than physical, worsens during the bitter winter, even as doctor after doctor attempts to cure her. As Delia typifies the female heroine whose sickness is aggravated by listlessness and inactivity, her brother's financee Adelaide Wilmot, is Delia's more robust counterpart. Adelaide thinks she could do anything, if only she were a man, and she dreams of being a physician. Quick to point out the shortcomings of male doctors in treating female illnesses, Adelaide saves Delia and delivers a series of arguments against New England patriarchy. Nina Baym's introduction provides historical context and discusses the book's feminist perspectives.

How long is Delia's Doctors; Or, A Glance Behind the Scenes?

Delia's Doctors; Or, A Glance Behind the Scenes by Hannah Gardner Creamer is 296 pages long, and a total of 75,776 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Delia's Doctors; Or, A Glance Behind the Scenes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 54 minutes to read Delia's Doctors; Or, A Glance Behind the Scenes aloud.

What Reading Level is Delia's Doctors; Or, A Glance Behind the Scenes?

Delia's Doctors; Or, A Glance Behind the Scenes is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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