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How many pages is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass?

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll has a median of 277 pages across 254 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 238 to 320 pages.

Median pages
277
254 editions counted
Range
130–529
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
76k
at 275 words per page

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Reading time
4 h 53 min
At 30 min a day
10 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2004001900195020001889: 224 pages1894: 224 pages1894: 224 pages1898: 208 pages1898: 208 pages1898: 208 pages1900: 255 pages1901: 274 pages1903: 317 pages1910: 197 pages1911: 292 pages1921: 224 pages1923: 224 pages1923: 224 pages1923: 302 pages1925: 319 pages1925: 319 pages1926: 237 pages1929: 335 pages1930: 335 pages1930: 335 pages1933: 317 pages1938: 224 pages1939: 236 pages1940: 286 pages1946: 316 pages1946: 313 pages1946: 313 pages1946: 307 pages1946: 268 pages1946: 307 pages1949: 221 pages1949: 160 pages1949: 335 pages1952: 335 pages1954: 239 pages1954: 320 pages1954: 246 pages1955: 284 pages1955: 240 pages1955: 284 pages1955: 284 pages1957: 276 pages1958: 287 pages1960: 238 pages1960: 351 pages1960: 351 pages1960: 352 pages1960: 238 pages1960: 238 pages1960: 351 pages1960: 240 pages1960: 238 pages1961: 276 pages1961: 276 pages1961: 276 pages1961: 276 pages1961: 276 pages1962: 315 pages1963: 292 pages1963: 351 pages1963: 148 pages1964: 345 pages1964: 158 pages1965: 335 pages1965: 335 pages1965: 352 pages1965: 256 pages1965: 335 pages1966: 148 pages1966: 184 pages1966: 158 pages1966: 285 pages1966: 347 pages1966: 322 pages1966: 352 pages1967: 317 pages1967: 290 pages1967: 352 pages1968: 255 pages1968: 529 pages1968: 347 pages1968: 529 pages1968: 287 pages1969: 192 pages1970: 278 pages1970: 212 pages1970: 352 pages1970: 254 pages1970: 345 pages1970: 352 pages1971: 277 pages1971: 277 pages1972: 345 pages1973: 285 pages1974: 352 pages1974: 345 pages1974: 277 pages1974: 277 pages1974: 352 pages1974: 345 pages1975: 223 pages1975: 315 pages1976: 277 pages1978: 291 pages1978: 221 pages1979: 224 pages1979: 221 pages1979: 358 pages1980: 224 pages1980: 359 pages1981: 223 pages1981: 212 pages1982: 278 pages1982: 254 pages1982: 256 pages1983: 235 pages1986: 254 pages1986: 254 pages1987: 304 pages1988: 221 pages1988: 271 pages1988: 248 pages1989: 165 pages1989: 188 pages1990: 363 pages1990: 363 pages1991: 173 pages1992: 276 pages1992: 256 pages1992: 326 pages1992: 224 pages1993: 264 pages1993: 240 pages1993: 352 pages1994: 339 pages1994: 339 pages1995: 336 pages1995: 225 pages1996: 223 pages1997: 282 pages1997: 311 pages1997: 242 pages1998: 195 pages1998: 352 pages1998: 188 pages1998: 357 pages1998: 238 pages1998: 357 pages1998: 278 pages1998: 464 pages1999: 236 pages1999: 352 pages1999: 250 pages1999: 312 pages1999: 224 pages2000: 312 pages2000: 239 pages2001: 173 pages2001: 192 pages2002: 264 pages2003: 416 pages2003: 287 pages2003: 168 pages2004: 134 pages2004: 283 pages2004: 286 pages2004: 174 pages2005: 205 pages2006: 287 pages2007: 416 pages2007: 327 pages2007: 172 pages2007: 307 pages2008: 230 pages2008: 278 pages2009: 296 pages2009: 255 pages2010: 304 pages2010: 416 pages2010: 315 pages2011: 448 pages2011: 320 pages2011: 288 pages2011: 256 pages2012: 242 pages2012: 256 pages2013: 272 pages2014: 320 pages2014: 280 pages2014: 336 pages2015: 464 pages2015: 387 pages2015: 466 pages2015: 247 pages2015: 289 pages2015: 320 pages2015: 432 pages2016: 240 pages2016: 300 pages2016: 288 pages2016: 272 pages2016: 286 pages2017: 256 pages2017: 256 pages2017: 384 pages2017: 214 pages2018: 258 pages2018: 272 pages2018: 295 pages2018: 189 pages2018: 320 pages2019: 320 pages2019: 272 pages2020: 214 pages2020: 345 pages2020: 214 pages2020: 214 pages2020: 214 pages2020: 214 pages2021: 300 pages2021: 130 pages2021: 256 pages2021: 296 pages2024: 240 pagesmedian 277
2004001900195020001889: 224 pages1894: 224 pages1894: 224 pages1898: 208 pages1898: 208 pages1898: 208 pages1900: 255 pages1901: 274 pages1903: 317 pages1910: 197 pages1911: 292 pages1921: 224 pages1923: 224 pages1923: 224 pages1923: 302 pages1925: 319 pages1925: 319 pages1926: 237 pages1929: 335 pages1930: 335 pages1930: 335 pages1933: 317 pages1938: 224 pages1939: 236 pages1940: 286 pages1946: 316 pages1946: 313 pages1946: 313 pages1946: 307 pages1946: 268 pages1946: 307 pages1949: 221 pages1949: 160 pages1949: 335 pages1952: 335 pages1954: 239 pages1954: 320 pages1954: 246 pages1955: 284 pages1955: 240 pages1955: 284 pages1955: 284 pages1957: 276 pages1958: 287 pages1960: 238 pages1960: 351 pages1960: 351 pages1960: 352 pages1960: 238 pages1960: 238 pages1960: 351 pages1960: 240 pages1960: 238 pages1961: 276 pages1961: 276 pages1961: 276 pages1961: 276 pages1961: 276 pages1962: 315 pages1963: 292 pages1963: 351 pages1963: 148 pages1964: 345 pages1964: 158 pages1965: 335 pages1965: 335 pages1965: 352 pages1965: 256 pages1965: 335 pages1966: 148 pages1966: 184 pages1966: 158 pages1966: 285 pages1966: 347 pages1966: 322 pages1966: 352 pages1967: 317 pages1967: 290 pages1967: 352 pages1968: 255 pages1968: 529 pages1968: 347 pages1968: 529 pages1968: 287 pages1969: 192 pages1970: 278 pages1970: 212 pages1970: 352 pages1970: 254 pages1970: 345 pages1970: 352 pages1971: 277 pages1971: 277 pages1972: 345 pages1973: 285 pages1974: 352 pages1974: 345 pages1974: 277 pages1974: 277 pages1974: 352 pages1974: 345 pages1975: 223 pages1975: 315 pages1976: 277 pages1978: 291 pages1978: 221 pages1979: 224 pages1979: 221 pages1979: 358 pages1980: 224 pages1980: 359 pages1981: 223 pages1981: 212 pages1982: 278 pages1982: 254 pages1982: 256 pages1983: 235 pages1986: 254 pages1986: 254 pages1987: 304 pages1988: 221 pages1988: 271 pages1988: 248 pages1989: 165 pages1989: 188 pages1990: 363 pages1990: 363 pages1991: 173 pages1992: 276 pages1992: 256 pages1992: 326 pages1992: 224 pages1993: 264 pages1993: 240 pages1993: 352 pages1994: 339 pages1994: 339 pages1995: 336 pages1995: 225 pages1996: 223 pages1997: 282 pages1997: 311 pages1997: 242 pages1998: 195 pages1998: 352 pages1998: 188 pages1998: 357 pages1998: 238 pages1998: 357 pages1998: 278 pages1998: 464 pages1999: 236 pages1999: 352 pages1999: 250 pages1999: 312 pages1999: 224 pages2000: 312 pages2000: 239 pages2001: 173 pages2001: 192 pages2002: 264 pages2003: 416 pages2003: 287 pages2003: 168 pages2004: 134 pages2004: 283 pages2004: 286 pages2004: 174 pages2005: 205 pages2006: 287 pages2007: 416 pages2007: 327 pages2007: 172 pages2007: 307 pages2008: 230 pages2008: 278 pages2009: 296 pages2009: 255 pages2010: 304 pages2010: 416 pages2010: 315 pages2011: 448 pages2011: 320 pages2011: 288 pages2011: 256 pages2012: 242 pages2012: 256 pages2013: 272 pages2014: 320 pages2014: 280 pages2014: 336 pages2015: 464 pages2015: 387 pages2015: 466 pages2015: 247 pages2015: 289 pages2015: 320 pages2015: 432 pages2016: 240 pages2016: 300 pages2016: 288 pages2016: 272 pages2016: 286 pages2017: 256 pages2017: 256 pages2017: 384 pages2017: 214 pages2018: 258 pages2018: 272 pages2018: 295 pages2018: 189 pages2018: 320 pages2019: 320 pages2019: 272 pages2020: 214 pages2020: 345 pages2020: 214 pages2020: 214 pages2020: 214 pages2020: 214 pages2021: 300 pages2021: 130 pages2021: 256 pages2021: 296 pages2024: 240 pagesmedian 277
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 29 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
Hardcover276964 h 52 min
Paperback281424 h 57 min
Mass market23984 h 13 min

Editions counted

The 254 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 3 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 545 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2024Peter Pauper Press, IncorporatedHardcover240OL54058730M
2021Book Sales, Incorporated–300OL33917044M
2021Millenium Publicationspaperback130OL37060789M
2021Pan Macmillan–256OL33835728M
2021Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.–296OL33905548M
2020Independently Published–214OL30324086M
2020Independently Published–345OL30322346M
2020Independently Published–214OL30325383M

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Questions

How many pages is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass?
About 277 pages: that is the median of 254 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 130 to 529 pages.
How long does it take to read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass?
About 4 h 53 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass?
Roughly 76,000 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)).