It takes the average reader and 22 minutes to read The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
First published in 1865, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” was Mark Twain's first real literary success and arguably launched his career as a writer. The story revolves around a tale the narrator once heard about a gambler named Jim Smiley who would bet on absolutely anything. An amusing tale of mistaken identity and a frog called Daniel Webster, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is a must-read that will not disappoint fans of Twain's unique work. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), more commonly known under the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, lecturer, publisher and entrepreneur most famous for his novels “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876) and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (1884). Other notable works by this author include: “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today” (1873) and “The Prince and the Pauper” (1881). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this classic short story now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned biography of the author.
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain is 22 pages long, and a total of 5,544 words.
This makes it 7% the length of the average book. It also has 7% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 30 minutes to read The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County aloud.
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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