It takes the average reader 7 hours and 1 minute to read Recollections of a Southern Matron by Caroline Gilman
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The successor to her earlier work, Recollections of a Housewife, Caroline Gilman's 1852 Recollections of a Southern Matron provides a fictionalized account of her observations of Southern culture and women's daily lives within that culture. Claiming the the work is based on fact (Gilman did live in South Carolina with her family), the work provides fascinating insight into family life in the antebellum South, including slavery, education, religion, and courtship rituals. The two works together provide a unique look at domestic life and manners in the nineteenth century.
Recollections of a Southern Matron by Caroline Gilman is 408 pages long, and a total of 105,264 words.
This makes it 138% the length of the average book. It also has 129% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 35 minutes to read Recollections of a Southern Matron aloud.
Recollections of a Southern Matron is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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