How long does it take to read The Samurai's Tale?
Erik Christian Haugaard
The Samurai's Tale by Erik Christian Haugaard takes about 4 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1984. 234 pages, about 64,350 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In turbulent sixteenth-century Japan, orphaned Taro is taken in by a general serving the great warlord Takeda Shingen and grows up to become a samurai fighting for the enemies of his dead family.
Subjects: History, Fiction, Samurai, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Samurai, fiction
