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Book · by E. M. Forster · first published 1953

How many pages is A Passage to India?

A Passage to India by E. M. Forster has a median of 322 pages across 74 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 315 to 336 pages.

Median pages
322
74 editions counted
Range
168–519
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
89k
at 275 words per page

How long will A Passage to India take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
5 h 41 min
At 30 min a day
12 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

200400194019601980200020201924: 322 pages1924: 324 pages1924: 326 pages1924: 322 pages1924: 325 pages1924: 322 pages1924: 328 pages1932: 322 pages1936: 316 pages1936: 287 pages1940: 322 pages1942: 282 pages1942: 282 pages1944: 322 pages1945: 282 pages1947: 336 pages1948: 282 pages1950: 316 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 324 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 326 pages1953: 325 pages1957: 326 pages1961: 316 pages1962: 322 pages1965: 368 pages1965: 282 pages1965: 322 pages1969: 322 pages1971: 336 pages1974: 322 pages1978: 334 pages1978: 325 pages1978: 371 pages1979: 315 pages1979: 363 pages1979: 434 pages1979: 371 pages1981: 435 pages1983: 335 pages1983: 301 pages1983: 301 pages1983: 301 pages1984: 322 pages1985: 362 pages1985: 335 pages1987: 406 pages1987: 406 pages1988: 312 pages1989: 302 pages1989: 362 pages1989: 362 pages1991: 282 pages1991: 314 pages1992: 336 pages1994: 322 pages1995: 440 pages1997: 434 pages1999: 377 pages2000: 320 pages2002: 176 pages2003: 168 pages2005: 519 pages2010: 312 pages2011: 320 pages2016: 304 pages2018: 514 pages2020: 256 pages2021: 416 pagesmedian 322
200400195020001924: 322 pages1924: 324 pages1924: 326 pages1924: 322 pages1924: 325 pages1924: 322 pages1924: 328 pages1932: 322 pages1936: 316 pages1936: 287 pages1940: 322 pages1942: 282 pages1942: 282 pages1944: 322 pages1945: 282 pages1947: 336 pages1948: 282 pages1950: 316 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 324 pages1952: 322 pages1952: 326 pages1953: 325 pages1957: 326 pages1961: 316 pages1962: 322 pages1965: 368 pages1965: 282 pages1965: 322 pages1969: 322 pages1971: 336 pages1974: 322 pages1978: 334 pages1978: 325 pages1978: 371 pages1979: 315 pages1979: 363 pages1979: 434 pages1979: 371 pages1981: 435 pages1983: 335 pages1983: 301 pages1983: 301 pages1983: 301 pages1984: 322 pages1985: 362 pages1985: 335 pages1987: 406 pages1987: 406 pages1988: 312 pages1989: 302 pages1989: 362 pages1989: 362 pages1991: 282 pages1991: 314 pages1992: 336 pages1994: 322 pages1995: 440 pages1997: 434 pages1999: 377 pages2000: 320 pages2002: 176 pages2003: 168 pages2005: 519 pages2010: 312 pages2011: 320 pages2016: 304 pages2018: 514 pages2020: 256 pages2021: 416 pagesmedian 322
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 74 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 6 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 220 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Penguin Books, Limited–416OL33955232M
2020Dover Publications, Incorporated–256OL28033094M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–514OL55602839M
2016Penguin Books, Limited–304OL28570947M
2011Hodder & Stoughton–320OL53240628M
2010Hodder & Stoughton–312OL32132054M
2005Thorndike PressHardcover519OL8137035M
2003Palgrave Macmillan–168OL22236393M

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Questions

How many pages is A Passage to India?
About 322 pages: that is the median of 74 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 168 to 519 pages.
How long does it take to read A Passage to India?
About 5 h 41 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is A Passage to India?
Roughly 89,000 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)).