The Green Mouse

At a glance

1910 novel by Robert W. Chambers.

Author

Robert W. Chambers1865–1933

First published

1910

Original language

English

Genre

Fantasy

Readers

Adult

Length

Standard40,000 to 80,000 words

How long it takes to read

About 3 h 11 min at 250 words a minute, or 5 h 8 min as an audiobook.

More by Robert W. Chambers

• The King in YellowRobert W. Chambers71,937 words

All books by Robert W. Chambers

Compared with other books

The books closest in length, and a few well-known ones for scale.

1. 1War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy587,287Compare
2. 2The Fellowship of the RingJ. R. R. Tolkien177,227Compare
3. 3Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen121,970Compare
4. 4Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneJ. K. Rowling76,944Compare
5. 5MathildaMary Wollstonecraft Shelley48,019Compare
6. 6Gathering BlueLois Lowry47,893Compare
7. 7The Green MouseRobert W. Chambers47,698
8. 8Friday, the ThirteenthThomas William Lawson47,604Compare
9. 9Rinkitink in OzL. Frank Baum47,574Compare
10. 10The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald47,094Compare

Counted from the text

Automated estimates from the selected Project Gutenberg text; it may include a preface or notes.

Words in the text

47,698

Dialogue

44%of the words are inside quotation marks

Average sentence

12.8 words

Vocabulary

462 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.

• gutenberg.orgword count
• openlibrary.orgcover and record
• wikidata.orgdescription and author
• hardcover.appreaders' rating

The word count is Musael’s own count of the Project Gutenberg text, which can include a preface or notes.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition. Cover from Open Library; the edition shown may differ.

Questions