It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Other People's Daughters by Ruth Brandon
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A rich and fascinating account of the lives of Victorian governesses, exploring nineteenth-century attitudes to women, family and class. If a nineteenth century lady had neither a husband to support her nor money of her own, almost her only recourse was to live in someone else's household and educate their children - in particular, their daughters. Marooned within the confines of other people's lives, neither servants nor family members, governesses occupied an uncomfortable social limbo. And being poor and insignificant, their papers were mostly lost. But a few journals and letters have come...
Other People's Daughters by Ruth Brandon is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.
This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Other People's Daughters aloud.
Other People's Daughters is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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