How Long to Read Hearts Versus Diamonds

How Long Does it Take to Read Hearts Versus Diamonds?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 43 minutes to read Hearts Versus Diamonds by Catherine Elizabeth Stanford

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

Description

This long-forgotten novella of the Victorian era was written by a remarkable woman, Charles E. Conrad's mother-in-law, Catherine Elizabeth Stanford, née Coggan. Written during lean times after the death of her husband in an attempt to earn a little money to aid in her efforts to support her remaining family of three children -- her eldest son having already left the nest and joined the Northwest Mounted Police -- she had a difficult time getting the work into print. Published at last in mid-1878, it provided but a modicum of income to the struggling widow. In her efforts to get the story published, she showed a determination that was not easily turned aside and had stood her in good stead in hard times. Initially serialized in a magazine, she saw it published in book form twenty years later, a testimony to her determination. Hearts Versus Diamonds is a simple story and the product of its times. The plot is not overly complex, and revolves around the usual problems the heroine has in obtaining her one true love. It is not great literature by any means, but it is a pleasant story. Semi-autobiographical to some extent, it is deserving of preservation for the insight it gives into the mind of the woman who wrote it. Here is an aspect of the extended Conrad family never seen before, a peek past the usual story and into a little-known corner of the life of C. E. Conrad's mother-in-law.

How long is Hearts Versus Diamonds?

Hearts Versus Diamonds by Catherine Elizabeth Stanford is 158 pages long, and a total of 40,764 words.

This makes it 53% the length of the average book. It also has 50% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hearts Versus Diamonds Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 42 minutes to read Hearts Versus Diamonds aloud.

What Reading Level is Hearts Versus Diamonds?

Hearts Versus Diamonds is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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