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How many pages is A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys?

A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne has a median of 208 pages across 88 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 190 to 237 pages.

Median pages
208
88 editions counted
Range
96–440
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
57k
at 275 words per page

How long will A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys 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
3 h 41 min
At 30 min a day
8 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2004001900195020001851: 290 pages1851: 207 pages1851: 290 pages1851: 198 pages1851: 206 pages1852: 256 pages1855: 256 pages1866: 256 pages1880: 224 pages1880: 224 pages1883: 202 pages1883: 210 pages1883: 203 pages1883: 203 pages1883: 203 pages1887: 150 pages1892: 210 pages1892: 210 pages1892: 210 pages1893: 210 pages1893: 236 pages1894: 241 pages1895: 224 pages1895: 96 pages1896: 121 pages1900: 259 pages1900: 236 pages1902: 159 pages1902: 180 pages1903: 180 pages1908: 125 pages1908: 134 pages1910: 210 pages1913: 254 pages1914: 440 pages1920: 203 pages1922: 206 pages1922: 206 pages1924: 236 pages1925: 201 pages1928: 206 pages1928: 206 pages1929: 234 pages1930: 206 pages1931: 232 pages1932: 206 pages1932: 254 pages1935: 226 pages1949: 195 pages1952: 195 pages1957: 195 pages1965: 195 pages1966: 159 pages1967: 183 pages1967: 183 pages1968: 221 pages1968: 196 pages1968: 226 pages1981: 193 pages1987: 362 pages1994: 260 pages1994: 260 pages1994: 260 pages1996: 254 pages1998: 192 pages2001: 254 pages2003: 157 pages2004: 116 pages2004: 116 pages2005: 244 pages2005: 244 pages2005: 116 pages2005: 116 pages2006: 156 pages2006: 156 pages2006: 228 pages2007: 236 pages2007: 236 pages2009: 240 pages2020: 136 pages2020: 140 pages2020: 290 pages2020: 290 pages2021: 126 pagesmedian 208
200400190020001851: 290 pages1851: 207 pages1851: 290 pages1851: 198 pages1851: 206 pages1852: 256 pages1855: 256 pages1866: 256 pages1880: 224 pages1880: 224 pages1883: 202 pages1883: 210 pages1883: 203 pages1883: 203 pages1883: 203 pages1887: 150 pages1892: 210 pages1892: 210 pages1892: 210 pages1893: 210 pages1893: 236 pages1894: 241 pages1895: 224 pages1895: 96 pages1896: 121 pages1900: 259 pages1900: 236 pages1902: 159 pages1902: 180 pages1903: 180 pages1908: 125 pages1908: 134 pages1910: 210 pages1913: 254 pages1914: 440 pages1920: 203 pages1922: 206 pages1922: 206 pages1924: 236 pages1925: 201 pages1928: 206 pages1928: 206 pages1929: 234 pages1930: 206 pages1931: 232 pages1932: 206 pages1932: 254 pages1935: 226 pages1949: 195 pages1952: 195 pages1957: 195 pages1965: 195 pages1966: 159 pages1967: 183 pages1967: 183 pages1968: 221 pages1968: 196 pages1968: 226 pages1981: 193 pages1987: 362 pages1994: 260 pages1994: 260 pages1994: 260 pages1996: 254 pages1998: 192 pages2001: 254 pages2003: 157 pages2004: 116 pages2004: 116 pages2005: 244 pages2005: 244 pages2005: 116 pages2005: 116 pages2006: 156 pages2006: 156 pages2006: 228 pages2007: 236 pages2007: 236 pages2009: 240 pages2020: 136 pages2020: 140 pages2020: 290 pages2020: 290 pages2021: 126 pagesmedian 208
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 4 editions without a publication year not plotted.

Pages by format

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

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover19663 h 27 min
Paperback228114 h 01 min

Editions counted

The 88 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 144 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021West Margin Press–126OL33904596M
2020Independently Published–136OL30275569M
2020Independently Published–140OL30027639M
2020HardPress–290OL30284560M
2020HardPress–290OL30304416M
2009Yesterday's Classicspaperback240OL38585194M
2007Wildside PressPaperback236OL11974030M
2007Wildside PressHardcover236OL11974031M

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Questions

How many pages is A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys?
About 208 pages: that is the median of 88 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 96 to 440 pages.
How long does it take to read A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys?
About 3 h 41 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys?
Roughly 57,000 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)).