How many words are in A Princess of Mars?
by Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1912 · Science Fiction
67,436
Word count
4 hr 43 min
Reading time
270
Est. pages
1912
Published
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs is approximately 67,436 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 4 hr 43 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1912, it sits in the Science Fiction category.
Typical science fiction novels run 90,000–125,000 words, with a sweet spot around 100,000–115,000. At 67,436 words, A Princess of Mars comes in below the typical range — closer to a novella in length.
Source: Word count computed from the Project Gutenberg plain-text edition (eBook #62, public domain) · referenceVerified 2026-06-21
Science Fiction novels of similar length
| Title | Author | Word count |
|---|---|---|
| The First Men in the Moon | H.G. Wells | 68,391 |
| Foundation | Isaac Asimov | 64,995 |
| Brave New World | Aldous Huxley | 63,766 |
| Around the World in Eighty Days | Jules Verne | 63,334 |
| Frankenstein | Mary Shelley | 74,861 |
| The War of the Worlds | H.G. Wells | 59,796 |