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At a glance
1922 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- Author
- Edgar Rice Burroughs1875–1950
- First published
- 1922
- Original language
- English
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Long80,000 to 120,000 words
How long it takes to read
About 5 h 53 min at 250 words a minute, or 9 h 29 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 7 h 21 min | 15 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 5 h 53 min | 12 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 4 h 54 min | 10 days |
The Chessmen of Mars
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Compared with other books
The books closest in length, and a few well-known ones for scale.
Counted from the text
Automated estimates from the selected Project Gutenberg text; it may include a preface or notes.
- Words in the text
- 88,214
- Chapters
- 22about 4,010 words each
- Dialogue
- 31%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 17.8 words
- Vocabulary
- 410 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- standardebooks.orgword count
- gutenberg.orgword count
- openlibrary.orgcover and record
- wikidata.orgdescription and author
- hardcover.appreaders' rating
The word count is Standard Ebooks’ count of its edition; the figures under “Counted from the text” are Musael’s own count of the Project Gutenberg text.
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition. Cover from Open Library; the edition shown may differ.
Questions
How many words is The Chessmen of Mars?
The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs has 88,265 words.
How long does it take to read The Chessmen of Mars?
About 5 h 53 min at 250 words a minute, or 9 h 29 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read The Chessmen of Mars at 30 minutes a day?
About 12 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote The Chessmen of Mars?
The Chessmen of Mars was written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and first published in 1922.
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