It takes the average reader and 28 minutes to read Champ of the Forecastle by Robert E. Howard
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Champ of the Forecastle' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard – a bookish and somewhat introverted child – was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South. At fifteen Howard began to read the pulp magazines of the day, and to write more seriously. The December 1922 issue of his high school newspaper featured two of his stories, 'Golden Hope Christmas' and 'West is West'. In 1924 he sold his first piece – a short caveman tale titled 'Spear and Fang' – for $16 to the not-yet-famous Weird Tales magazine. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, was a barbarian-turned-King during the Hyborian Age, a mythical period of some 12,000 years ago. Conan featured in seventeen Weird Tales stories between 1933 and 1936 which is why Howard is now regarded as having spawned the 'sword and sorcery' genre. The Conan stories have since been adapted many times, most famously in the series of films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Champ of the Forecastle by Robert E. Howard is 28 pages long, and a total of 7,224 words.
This makes it 9% the length of the average book. It also has 9% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 39 minutes to read Champ of the Forecastle aloud.
Champ of the Forecastle is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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