How Long to Read The Good Housekeeper

How Long Does it Take to Read The Good Housekeeper?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 29 minutes to read The Good Housekeeper by Sarah Hale

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

Description

This charming early Victorian cookbook and treatise on homemaking will present you with a wonderfully direct window into the culinary practices and household tasks of mid-19th century America. Written with delicacy and precision by preeminent early American author, Sarah Joseph Hale (editor of "Godey's Lady's Book" and author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb"), "The Good Housekeeper" covers a wide variety of domestic projects with the aim of promoting the "health, comfort and prosperity" of American families. Chock-full of recipes and practices geared toward health and longevity, Hale stresses the importance of wholesome food, frugality, and temperance. Her dietary advice is remarkable in its resemblance to modern gastronomic recommendations. Though her suggestions are tailored for different nutritional needs (active men, growing children, sick children, etc.), she is consistent throughout in her instruction to avoid rich foods, sugary deserts, and fried foods in excess, as well as in her emphasis on the importance of eating slowly and limiting alcohol consumption. In addition to innumerable recipes for tasty and practical meals, modern readers will find tips on preserving foods, smoking meats, polishing marble, cleaning carpets, and curing toothaches and sore throats that range from incredibly helpful to fascinatingly dated. This high-quality republication of "The Good Housekeeper, or, the Way to Live Well, and to Be Well While We Live" is a treasury of early-American recipes and remedies sure to please cooks, homemakers, Americana buffs, and anyone with an interest in the early days of life in rural America.

How long is The Good Housekeeper?

The Good Housekeeper by Sarah Hale is 146 pages long, and a total of 37,376 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 46% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Good Housekeeper Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 24 minutes to read The Good Housekeeper aloud.

What Reading Level is The Good Housekeeper?

The Good Housekeeper 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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