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How many pages is American Notes?

American Notes by Charles Dickens has a median of 258 pages across 90 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 178 to 298 pages.

Median pages
258
90 editions counted
Range
126–552
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.0h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
71k
at 275 words per page

How long will American Notes 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 time
4 h 58 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.

20040060018501900195020001842: 310 pages1842: 174 pages1850: 175 pages1850: 175 pages1850: 175 pages1850: 175 pages1850: 175 pages1863: 175 pages1867: 126 pages1867: 126 pages1875: 316 pages1903: 270 pages1961: 288 pages1961: 288 pages1961: 288 pages1966: 482 pages1968: 288 pages1970: 274 pages1975: 272 pages1985: 254 pages1985: 232 pages1985: 361 pages1985: 254 pages1988: 506 pages1991: 190 pages1996: 335 pages1999: 250 pages2003: 380 pages2004: 205 pages2004: 311 pages2004: 236 pages2006: 404 pages2006: 192 pages2006: 552 pages2006: 352 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 256 pages2007: 270 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 372 pages2007: 298 pages2007: 448 pages2010: 166 pages2011: 476 pages2012: 224 pages2012: 296 pages2012: 238 pages2012: 270 pages2013: 276 pages2013: 276 pages2014: 260 pages2014: 276 pages2015: 286 pages2015: 288 pages2015: 152 pages2015: 236 pages2015: 368 pages2015: 286 pages2016: 184 pages2016: 318 pages2016: 274 pages2017: 180 pages2017: 406 pages2017: 180 pages2017: 162 pages2017: 200 pages2017: 162 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 402 pages2017: 178 pages2017: 262 pages2017: 438 pages2017: 356 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 162 pages2017: 162 pages2017: 274 pages2018: 252 pages2018: 392 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 240 pages2018: 142 pages2018: 288 pages2018: 176 pages2018: 244 pages2018: 142 pages2019: 154 pages2019: 128 pages2021: 280 pages2021: 310 pagesmedian 258
200400600190020001842: 310 pages1842: 174 pages1850: 175 pages1850: 175 pages1850: 175 pages1850: 175 pages1850: 175 pages1863: 175 pages1867: 126 pages1867: 126 pages1875: 316 pages1903: 270 pages1961: 288 pages1961: 288 pages1961: 288 pages1966: 482 pages1968: 288 pages1970: 274 pages1975: 272 pages1985: 254 pages1985: 232 pages1985: 361 pages1985: 254 pages1988: 506 pages1991: 190 pages1996: 335 pages1999: 250 pages2003: 380 pages2004: 205 pages2004: 311 pages2004: 236 pages2006: 404 pages2006: 192 pages2006: 552 pages2006: 352 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 256 pages2007: 270 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 372 pages2007: 298 pages2007: 448 pages2010: 166 pages2011: 476 pages2012: 224 pages2012: 296 pages2012: 238 pages2012: 270 pages2013: 276 pages2013: 276 pages2014: 260 pages2014: 276 pages2015: 286 pages2015: 288 pages2015: 152 pages2015: 236 pages2015: 368 pages2015: 286 pages2016: 184 pages2016: 318 pages2016: 274 pages2017: 180 pages2017: 406 pages2017: 180 pages2017: 162 pages2017: 200 pages2017: 162 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 402 pages2017: 178 pages2017: 262 pages2017: 438 pages2017: 356 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 162 pages2017: 162 pages2017: 274 pages2018: 252 pages2018: 392 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 240 pages2018: 142 pages2018: 288 pages2018: 176 pages2018: 244 pages2018: 142 pages2019: 154 pages2019: 128 pages2021: 280 pages2021: 310 pagesmedian 258
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.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover23234 h 28 min
Paperback270155 h 12 min

Editions counted

The 90 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 12 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 233 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–280OL34211036M
2021Independently Published–310OL34195373M
2019Independently Published–154OL29954625M
2019Independently Published–128OL30006844M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–252OL56787380M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–392OL56069111M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–154OL56657717M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–240OL56771186M

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Questions

How many pages is American Notes?
About 258 pages: that is the median of 90 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 126 to 552 pages.
How long does it take to read American Notes?
About 4 h 58 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is American Notes?
Roughly 71,000 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)).