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At a glance
1906 novel by Jack London.
- Author
- Jack London1876–1916
- First published
- 1906
- Original language
- English
- Genre
- Adventure
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Standard40,000 to 80,000 words
- Readers' rating
- 4.0 out of 5from 398 ratings on Hardcover
How long it takes to read
About 4 h 48 min at 250 words a minute, or 7 h 45 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 6 h | 13 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 4 h 48 min | 10 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 4 h | 9 days |
White Fang
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Compared with other books
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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
- 72,245
- Chapters
- 25about 2,890 words each
- Dialogue
- 7%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 15.2 words
- Vocabulary
- 407 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 White Fang?
White Fang by Jack London has 72,082 words.
How long does it take to read White Fang?
About 4 h 48 min at 250 words a minute, or 7 h 45 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read White Fang at 30 minutes a day?
About 10 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote White Fang?
White Fang was written by Jack London and first published in 1906.
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