How long does it take to read Charlie the Tramp?
Charlie the Tramp by Russell Hoban takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1966. 48 pages, about 13,200 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A boy beaver decides he wants to be a tramp who sleeps in open fields and does odd jobs for food, but his beaver instincts eventually get the best of him.
Subjects: Beavers in fiction, Beavers, Picture books, Fiction
