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At a glance
1915 novel by Sinclair Lewis.
- Author
- Sinclair Lewis1885–1951
- First published
- 1915
- Original language
- English
- Genre
- Literary fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Very long120,000 to 200,000 words
How long it takes to read
About 8 h 14 min at 250 words a minute, or 13 h 16 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 10 h 17 min | 21 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 8 h 14 min | 17 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 6 h 51 min | 14 days |
The Trail of the Hawk
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Counted from the text
Automated estimates from the selected Project Gutenberg text; it may include a preface or notes.
- Words in the text
- 123,399
- Chapters
- 45about 2,742 words each
- Dialogue
- 32%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 15.4 words
- Vocabulary
- 485 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
Where the numbers come from
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- openlibrary.orgcover and record
- wikidata.orgdescription and author
- hardcover.appreaders' rating
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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 Trail of the Hawk?
The Trail of the Hawk by Sinclair Lewis has 123,399 words.
How long does it take to read The Trail of the Hawk?
About 8 h 14 min at 250 words a minute, or 13 h 16 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read The Trail of the Hawk at 30 minutes a day?
About 17 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote The Trail of the Hawk?
The Trail of the Hawk was written by Sinclair Lewis and first published in 1915.
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