How long does it take to read The Call of the Wild?

About 2 h 28 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 5 days.

How many words is The Call of the Wild?

Roughly 35,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Book · by Jack London

How many pages is The Call of the Wild?

The Call of the Wild by Jack London has a median of 128 pages across 206 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 105 to 185 pages.

Median pages

128

206 editions counted

Range

62–271

shortest to longest edition

Reading time

2.5h

at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)

Words (est.)

35k

at 275 words per page

How long will The Call of the Wild take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading speed 238 wpm

Page density

Reading time

2 h 28 min

At 30 min a day

5 days

At 1 hour a day

3 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

Format	Median pages	Editions	Reading time
Hardcover	142	10	2 h 45 min
Paperback	128	22	2 h 28 min
Mass market	160	2	3 h 05 min

Editions counted

The 206 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 17 more editions were set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 1,700 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

Year	Publisher	Format	Pages	Open Library
2025	Arcturus Publishing	–	112	OL57572072M
2025	Penguin Books, Limited	–	160	OL57516763M
2021	Independently Published	–	96	OL34212346M
2021	Independently Published	–	89	OL34292942M
2021	Independently Published	–	101	OL34213319M
2021	Independently Published	–	89	OL34251632M
2021	Independently Published	–	112	OL34298810M
2021	Independently Published	–	100	OL34292859M
2021	Independently Published	–	105	OL34165618M
2021	Independently Published	–	114	OL34292624M
2021	Independently Published	–	175	OL34121657M
2021	Independently Published	–	84	OL34289221M
2021	Independently Published	–	105	OL34301169M
2021	Independently Published	–	77	OL34215828M
2021	Independently Published	–	105	OL34335706M
2021	Independently Published	–	105	OL34349799M
2021	Independently Published	–	114	OL34362958M
2021	Independently Published	–	109	OL34237353M
2021	Independently Published	–	105	OL34334495M
2021	Independently Published	–	105	OL34342426M
2021	Independently Published	–	78	OL34342204M
2021	Independently Published	–	62	OL34215926M
2021	Independently Published	–	115	OL34293319M
2021	Independently Published	–	112	OL34285299M
2021	Independently Published	–	97	OL34267818M
2020	Independently Published	–	75	OL29922745M
2020	Independently Published	–	91	OL30218604M
2020	Independently Published	–	119	OL30338261M
2020	Independently Published	–	164	OL29995145M
2020	Independently Published	–	164	OL29923543M
2020	Independently Published	–	91	OL30235436M
2020	Arcturus Publishing	–	112	OL29838411M
2020	Independently Published	–	138	OL29945429M
2020	Independently Published	–	72	OL30360662M
2020	Gildan Media Corporation	–	142	OL29873560M
2020	Independently Published	–	91	OL30275689M
2020	Independently Published	–	164	OL30007605M
2020	Independently Published	–	102	OL29880226M
2020	Independently Published	–	164	OL30008066M
2020	Independently Published	–	63	OL30204854M
2020	Independently Published	–	105	OL29870182M
2020	Penguin Books, Limited	–	160	OL29470578M
2020	Independently Published	–	161	OL29982103M
2020	Independently Published	–	86	OL30264532M
2020	Independently Published	–	164	OL29935016M
2020	Independently Published	–	164	OL29968834M
2020	Independently Published	–	119	OL30325081M
2020	Independently Published	–	164	OL30068982M
2020	Independently Published	–	164	OL29945602M
2020	Independently Published	–	63	OL30075013M
2020	West Margin Press	–	68	OL30014864M
2020	MMW Books, LLC	–	148	OL28080514M
2020	Independently Published	–	164	OL30322632M
2020	Disney Press	–	192	OL29841776M
2020	Independently Published	–	164	OL29908169M
2019	Independently Published	–	119	OL29874998M
2019	Arcturus Publishing	–	112	OL28901752M
2019	Racehorse	–	176	OL33773470M
2019	Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated	–	176	OL34108733M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	94	OL40600454M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	64	OL40523133M
2017	Gibbs Smith, Publisher	–	128	OL28615622M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	112	OL40854804M
2017	Dover Publications, Incorporated	–	256	OL28642809M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	86	OL40514507M
2016	Joe Books Inc.	–	93	OL34070025M
2016	Joe Books Inc.	–	98	OL34059534M
2015	Joe Books Inc.	–	98	OL34010681M
2015	510 Classics	–	98	OL40840438M
2015	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	82	OL40512682M
2014	Lerner Publishing Group	–	100	OL29778279M
2014	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	140	OL40497761M
2014	Lerner Publishing Group	–	104	OL29271581M
2014	Lerner Publishing Group	–	100	OL29780589M
2014	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	138	OL40491256M
2014	Simon & Schuster, Limited	–	192	OL33532501M
2014	Lerner Publishing Group	–	100	OL29781089M
2014	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	114	OL40484730M
2014	Lerner Publishing Group	–	100	OL29699995M
2014	Barnes & Noble	–	172	OL31209066M
2014	First Avenue Editions	–	96	OL31180281M
2014	Ulverscroft	paperback	152	OL35676252M
2014	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	138	OL40497462M
2014	Peach Tree Press	–	98	OL40840418M
2014	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	100	OL40894609M
2013	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	108	OL40677418M
2013	Saddleback Educational Publishing, Incorporated	–	80	OL29676973M
2013	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	90	OL40465619M
2012	Dover Publications, Incorporated	–	64	OL33987519M
2010	Kessinger Publishing, LLC	–	74	OL40500226M
2010	Broadview Press	–	224	OL28443665M
2009	Library of America, The	–	120	OL29583577M
2009	Oxford University Press	–	110	OL23232221M
2008	Puffin	Paperback	160	OL10099420M
2007	Pearson Education, Limited	–	64	OL28989624M
2007	Dodo Press	Paperback	84	OL11677812M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	116	OL7652978M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	112	OL7652998M
2006	Echo Library	Paperback	176	OL8411565M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	152	OL10416737M
2006	Spotlight	Library Binding	148	OL12501698M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	124	OL7652859M
2005	ICON Classics	Paperback	120	OL7652913M
2005	ICON Classics	Paperback	192	OL7652754M
2005	ICON Classics	Paperback	132	OL7652886M
2005	ICON Classics	Paperback	112	OL7652930M
2005	Pocket	Mass Market Paperback	192	OL8456502M
2004	Houghton Mifflin	–	255	OL3575323M
2004	Dover Publications	–	90	OL3692299M
2004	HarperFestival	–	144	OL7280442M
2003	Mountain N\' Air Books-Author	Paperback	92	OL12116727M
2003	Quiet Vision Pub	Paperback	110	OL8747532M
2003	CENGAGE Learning	–	128	OL28427396M
2003	Everbind	–	259	OL31523306M
2003	Townsend Press	Hardcover	137	OL8858996M
2003	Puffin	Paperback	128	OL10099714M
2002	Aladdin	Paperback	160	OL7730244M
2001	Dover	–	116	OL6795577M
2001	Scholastic Paperbacks	–	192	OL7511149M
2000	Book-of-the-Month Club	–	231	OL26291024M
1999	Holt, Rinehart and Winston	–	161	OL6803593M
1999	Tandem Library	School & Library Binding	76	OL11036744M
1999	Atheneum Books for Young Readers	–	112	OL697467M
1998	Oxford University Press, USA	–	72	OL7384977M
1998	EMC/Paradigm Pub.	–	137	OL6898410M
1998	Modern Library	–	271	OL16932168M
1998	Dover Publications	Paperback	64	OL7637811M
1997	University of Oklahoma Press	–	110	OL1002680M
1997	Troll Communications	Paperback	137	OL8071522M
1997	Holt Rinehart and Winston	Hardcover	116	OL9942180M
1996	Viking	–	126	OL817161M
1995	Viking Juvenile	Paperback	128	OL7643308M
1995	Masterworks Books	–	184	OL23269614M
1994	Macmillan	–	127	OL1409744M
1994	Puffin	–	144	OL7354001M
1994	Longmeadow Press	–	88	OL1089521M
1994	Penguin Group	–	134	OL26330560M
1993	Bloomsbury Books	–	157	OL32868114M
1993	Scholastic	–	172	OL7540473M
1992	Mammoth	–	112	OL35605428M
1991	Fabbri Publishing	–	125	OL31880442M
1991	Children's Classics	–	254	OL1530513M
1990	Aerie	Mass Market Paperback	128	OL9478739M
1990	Dover	–	62	OL1851960M
1990	Vintage Books/The Library of America	–	102	OL2216748M
1989	Baronet Books	–	239	OL23269793M
1988	Random House Value Publishing	Hardcover	254	OL7704829M
1987	Troll Communications	Paperback	137	OL8235934M
1987	Portland House Illustrated Classics	–	254	OL2391481M
1986	ISIS Audio Books	Hardcover	105	OL9779926M
1984	Chatham River Press	Hardcover	271	OL7686166M
1983	Puffin	–	128	OL7353798M
1980	Troll Communications	Paperback	137	OL8071521M
1980	Nelson-Hall	–	254	OL4417565M
1979	the perfection form company	–	128	OL58663524M
1979	Golden Press	–	210	OL26434995M
1977	Franklin Library	–	157	OL4610161M
1977	Harmony Books	–	126	OL4546747M
1976	Red Fox	Paperback	96	OL10917617M
1974	J M Dent & Sons Ltd	–	113	OL7592246M
1971	Grosset & Dunlap	–	152	OL7539505M
1968	Dent	–	113	OL5664298M
1968	Classic Press	–	217	OL4875984M
1965	Macmillan	–	128	OL18862288M
1963	Hart Pub. Co.	–	190	OL5886322M
1963	Macmillan	–	128	OL5883218M
1962	Houghton Mifflin Company	–	115	OL54482152M
1961	Heritage Press	–	158	OL5816704M
1960	F. Watts	–	185	OL5998672M
1960	Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the	–	158	OL5791843M
1960	Heritage Press	–	158	OL16234094M
1959	Scott, Foresman	–	189	OL6273212M
1956	Macmillan	–	142	OL6195161M
1941	Macmillan	–	254	OL13537569M
1932	Oifig díolta foillseacháin rialtais	–	229	OL6494833M
1931	Grosset and Dunlap	–	211	OL23266292M
1931	Grosset & Dunlap	Hardcover	211	OL38631697M
1931	Grosset & Dunlap	–	211	OL26887951M
1920	The Macmillan company	–	211	OL6627524M
1919	Classic Publishers	Library Binding	231	OL9729215M
1917	Norwood Press	Hardcover	132	OL24992719M
1917	Review of Reviews	–	211	OL13537567M
1917	The Macmillan Company	–	132	OL19371904M
1916	The Macmillan Co.	–	254	OL6607026M
1915	Grosset & Dunlap	–	211	OL23283735M
1915	Grosset & Dunlap	–	211	OL24733221M
1915	Grosset & Dunlap	–	211	OL24786158M
1915	Review of Reviews co.	–	198	OL7206027M
1915	Published for the Review of Reviews by Macmillan	–	231	OL24602946M
1915	Grosset & Dunlap	–	211	OL6627829M
1914	D. McKay	–	211	OL6721142M
1913	Regent Press	–	231	OL7192501M
1912	The Macmillan Co.	–	254	OL6548014M
1912	W. Heinemann	–	185	OL53651697M
1910	Macmillan Co. of Canada	–	231	OL26539514M
1906	Grosset & Dunlap	–	231	OL7014142M
1905	Morang & Co.	–	231	OL53640693M
1905	Grosset & Dunlap	–	231	OL24648705M
1905	Grosset & Dunlap	–	231	OL24785184M
1903	Heinemann	–	231	OL7185019M
1903	Heinemann	–	231	OL23283734M
1903	Grosset and Dunlap,Publishers	–	126	OL58738494M
1903	The Macmillan company	–	231	OL6929393M
1903	G.N. Morang	–	231	OL7146054M
1903	The Macmillan company	–	202	OL6926105M
1903	Heinemann	–	231	OL3139592M

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Questions

How many pages is The Call of the Wild?: About 128 pages: that is the median of 206 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 62 to 271 pages.
How long does it take to read The Call of the Wild?: About 2 h 28 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 5 days.
How many words is The Call of the Wild?: Roughly 35,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).