How long does it take to read The Matchlock Gun?
Walter D. Edmonds, Paul Lantz
The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds, Paul Lantz takes about 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 55 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1941. 50 pages, about 13,750 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 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York state, ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with the ancient, and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy.
Subjects: Courage, Fiction, Frontier and pioneer life, History, Juvenile fiction, Rifles
