How long does it take to read Antony and Cleopatra?

About 3 h 40 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.

How many words is Antony and Cleopatra?

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.

Book · by William Shakespeare · first published 1734

How many pages is Antony and Cleopatra?

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare has a median of 208 pages across 295 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 160 to 262 pages.

Median pages

208

295 editions counted

Range

95–455

shortest to longest edition

Reading time

3.7h

at 260 wpm (fiction average)

Words (est.)

57k

at 275 words per page

How long will Antony and Cleopatra 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 speed 260 wpm

Page density

Reading time

3 h 40 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.

Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 1 edition 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.

Format	Median pages	Editions	Reading time
Hardcover	227	7	4 h
Paperback	208	27	3 h 40 min

Editions counted

The 295 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 27 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 951 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

Year	Publisher	Format	Pages	Open Library
2021	Independently Published	–	260	OL34305056M
2021	Independently Published	–	141	OL34285001M
2021	Independently Published	–	192	OL34295955M
2021	Independently Published	–	119	OL34314200M
2020	Simon & Schuster	–	400	OL29868448M
2020	Independently Published	–	214	OL29977837M
2020	Independently Published	–	189	OL30215083M
2020	Independently Published	–	142	OL30361009M
2020	Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated	–	296	OL29438779M
2020	Independently Published	–	254	OL29910375M
2020	Independently Published	–	187	OL30253654M
2020	Independently Published	–	137	OL29954010M
2019	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56730390M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	152	OL55845412M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56844321M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	284	OL55672636M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	206	OL55472851M
2018	Lerner Publishing Group	–	190	OL29778115M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	140	OL55597914M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	104	OL56622427M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	206	OL56759266M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	280	OL56805207M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56074968M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	166	OL55608066M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	172	OL56788468M
2018	Lerner Publishing Group	–	190	OL29777923M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL55442293M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	144	OL54765256M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56071541M
2018	Lerner Publishing Group	–	190	OL29777876M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	128	OL56811295M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL55039563M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	202	OL56596948M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	214	OL56745775M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56798749M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	250	OL56812265M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL55638539M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56071601M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	140	OL55270126M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL55531560M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	106	OL56735166M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	172	OL56810247M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL55046397M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	154	OL56841498M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	156	OL55718969M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56681882M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	160	OL55982784M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	254	OL55985649M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	118	OL55216256M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	154	OL55692662M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56043667M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL55981825M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	170	OL55358253M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56561476M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	156	OL55358196M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	110	OL55437118M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	132	OL56561564M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	176	OL55349707M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	184	OL56047258M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	132	OL56681273M
2017	Penguin Publishing Group	–	192	OL28881618M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	170	OL55950671M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56681408M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	156	OL55953763M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL55343590M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	176	OL55891764M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	166	OL55711013M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	146	OL55324506M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56582880M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	140	OL54983502M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL55429539M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	132	OL55977803M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	124	OL55654971M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	126	OL56035740M
2016	Edibooks	–	208	OL54978733M
2015	Joe Books Inc.	–	200	OL34027599M
2015	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	204	OL56636534M
2015	Hollybook	–	132	OL55309185M
2015	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	208	OL56577471M
2013	Verlag Uwe Laugwitz	–	286	OL43177119M
2013	HarperCollins Publishers Limited	–	160	OL34502677M
2012	Oberon Books, Limited	–	96	OL28496294M
2011	W.W. Norton & Co.	–	400	OL25107432M
2009	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	144	OL54546310M
2009	Cambridge University Press	–	262	OL25559822M
2009	Modern Library	–	224	OL23940888M
2008	Oxford University Press	–	388	OL16993067M
2008	Pearson Longman	–	273	OL17236761M
2007	Filiquarian	Paperback	254	OL12502505M
2007	Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company	Paperback	158	OL8796497M
2007	BiblioBazaar	Paperback	208	OL11975348M
2007	Yale University Press	Paperback	256	OL10319521M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	200	OL7652941M
2006	Echo Library	Paperback	256	OL8965215M
2006	Echo Library	Paperback	140	OL8411216M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	226	OL10416459M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	204	OL9727161M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	208	OL7652870M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	216	OL7652897M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	208	OL7652956M
2006	Echo Library	Paperback	188	OL8965224M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	200	OL7653009M
2006	Icon Reference	Paperback	248	OL7652812M
2005	Cambridge University Press	–	285	OL3424231M
2005	1st World Library	Hardcover	140	OL8491581M
2005	IndyPublish.com	Paperback	156	OL11752324M
2005	1st World Library	Paperback	140	OL8491603M
2004	Washington Square Press	Mass Market Paperback	400	OL7951212M
2004	Kessinger Publishing	Paperback	204	OL9770916M
2003	IndyPublish.com	Hardcover	156	OL11647070M
2002	Oxford University Press, USA	–	224	OL7399655M
2001	Applause Books	Paperback	280	OL8602197M
2001	Oxford University Press, USA	–	400	OL7384043M
2001	IndyPublish.com	Paperback	156	OL12325378M
2001	IndyPublish.com	Hardcover	156	OL12325377M
2000	Applause	–	139	OL16952440M
2000	Oxford University Press	–	388	OL22727592M
2000	Applause Books	Paperback	150	OL8602191M
1999	Penguin Books	–	139	OL118254M
1999	Washington Square Press	–	336	OL3388689M
1999	Wordsworth Editions Ltd	Paperback	160	OL8978452M
1998	Signet Classic	–	272	OL348706M
1998	Dover Publications	–	115	OL685586M
1998	Cambridge University Press	–	358	OL671994M
1997	Oxford University Press	–	170	OL296515M
1995	Francke	–	455	OL39479011M
1995	Arden	Hardcover	351	OL8770899M
1995	Arden	Paperback	331	OL8770900M
1995	Prentice Hall, Harvester Wheatsheaf	–	178	OL1271875M
1995	Routledge	–	331	OL869336M
1994	Everyman Paperback Classics	–	288	OL7592531M
1994	O.U.P.	–	384	OL16556523M
1994	Cambridge University Press	–	252	OL832454M
1994	Clarendon Press	–	388	OL1413605M
1993	Wordsworth Classics	–	141	OL22362137M
1990	Cambridge University Press	–	274	OL2189024M
1990	Longman Publishing Group	Paperback	220	OL7881729M
1990	Methuen	–	328	OL7498960M
1990	Hyperion Books	Hardcover	300	OL12078789M
1988	Bantam Books	–	186	OL2394466M
1988	New American Library	–	297	OL22914155M
1988	Signet	–	297	OL24951789M
1986	University Press of America	–	152	OL2717829M
1985	Sydney University Press	–	184	OL15037235M
1981	Penguin Classics	–	304	OL7357296M
1981	British Broadcasting Corporation	–	158	OL22087658M
1981	McGraw-Hill	–	124	OL20930349M
1979	Kaktos	–	141	OL20982532M
1978	New American Library	–	276	OL20906050M
1977	Penguin	–	299	OL4276794M
1977	Penguin Books	–	298	OL22012160M
1976	Royal Composing Room	–	302	OL58702708M
1976	Oxford University Press, USA	Paperback	256	OL10138812M
1976	Royal Composing Room	–	250	OL4916492M
1976	Royal composing room	–	302	OL59082284M
1976	Royal Composing Room, Inc.	–	300	OL58727451M
1974	Methuen	–	278	OL22176394M
1971	Ginn	–	101	OL5339328M
1971	Longman	–	220	OL5326394M
1970	French	Paperback	282	OL5456861M
1970	Penguin Books	–	159	OL4911474M
1970	Cornmarket Press	–	426	OL58596841M
1970	Plays, inc.	–	311	OL5686828M
1969	Cornmarket Press	–	100	OL21697780M
1969	Xerox College Publishing	–	149	OL20911189M
1969	Heinemann Educational	–	311	OL22403022M
1968	Cambridge U.P.	–	262	OL5651723M
1968	Cambridge University Press	Paperback	310	OL7731795M
1968	Macmillan	–	224	OL18281553M
1967	Folio Society	–	128	OL16970278M
1967	Funk & Wagnalls	–	189	OL13524663M
1967	Methuen	–	278	OL21461036M
1967	Funk & Wagnalls	–	250	OL49336036M
1966	Bantam Books	–	274	OL5992463M
1966	Penguin Books	–	160	OL20800435M
1966	Blaisdell Pub. Co.	–	149	OL5998046M
1966	Blaisdell Publishing Company	–	178	OL59082250M
1966	Yale University Press	–	171	OL20220138M
1966	John Wiley & Sons	–	149	OL26570448M
1966	Airmont	–	194	OL58693106M
1965	Yale University Press	–	171	OL32148481M
1965	Methuen	–	285	OL17147049M
1965	Dell Pub. Co.	–	254	OL16496170M
1965	Methuen	–	278	OL20935651M
1965	Dell	–	136	OL58713086M
1964	The New American Library	–	282	OL58561813M
1964	New American Library	–	276	OL13545971M
1964	New American Library	–	276	OL23266771M
1964	Signet	–	282	OL59082243M
1964	Signet Classics	–	280	OL7576808M
1964	Penguin Books	–	160	OL22388687M
1963	University of London Press	–	224	OL13673058M
1963	University of London Press	–	224	OL26535490M
1963	Clarendon Press	–	256	OL26571068M
1963	University Press	–	224	OL15951677M
1963	Clarendon Press	–	256	OL15951731M
1962	Methuen	–	285	OL22388691M
1962	Clarendon Press	–	256	OL5847189M
1962	Macmillan	–	230	OL19942462M
1962	The Shakespeare Recording Society,Inc.	–	130	OL58561809M
1962	Macmillan	–	230	OL26562018M
1962	Macmillan	–	230	OL26562017M
1961	University Press	–	262	OL22388697M
1961	Washington Square Press	–	143	OL23266063M
1961	Methuen	–	285	OL26565916M
1961	Methuen	–	285	OL22334961M
1961	Washington Square Press	–	348	OL58561834M
1961	Washington Square Press	–	143	OL5843034M
1960	Penguin Classics	–	160	OL7357393M
1960	Methuen	–	285	OL22202582M
1960	Penguin Books	–	160	OL20935525M
1960	Penguin Books	–	160	OL6271851M
1960	Grabhorn Press	–	111	OL5817833M
1956	Harvard University Press	–	285	OL13534561M
1955	Yale University Press	–	171	OL6178174M
1955	Yale University Press	–	171	OL15951828M
1954	Routledge	–	328	OL7498972M
1954	Methuen	–	285	OL15502886M
1954	Harvard University Press	–	285	OL23319171M
1954	University Press	–	262	OL22351307M
1954	Harvard University Press	–	285	OL207547M
1954	Routledge Kegan & Paul	–	326	OL7481130M
1954	Methuen	–	285	OL15951844M
1954	Methuen	–	285	OL26571052M
1952	Folio Society	–	134	OL6116005M
1951	Penguin Books	–	160	OL19830708M
1950	Cambridge University Press	–	262	OL20000660M
1950	University Press	–	262	OL43747877M
1950	University Press	–	262	OL6089523M
1948	Appleton-Century-Crofts	–	115	OL18192819M
1946	Yale University Press; [etc., etc.	–	155	OL13534560M
1946	Yale University Press	–	168	OL43091986M
1941	Ginn and Company	–	236	OL6414446M
1941	Ginn	–	217	OL57861997M
1938	Methuen	–	215	OL20747371M
1935	Dent	–	122	OL43753788M
1935	Macmillan	–	165	OL24424215M
1935	J.M. Dent & sons ltd.	–	180	OL6319279M
1933	Payot	–	297	OL57269410M
1930	Methuen	–	214	OL13713961M
1926	Methuen	–	214	OL21746917M
1926	Methuen	–	214	OL20747366M
1925	Macmillan	–	230	OL20747378M
1924	Macmillan	–	187	OL59549075M
1921	Yale University Press; [etc., etc.]	–	155	OL13489072M
1921	Yale University Press	–	155	OL6636322M
1920	Methuen	–	214	OL7146106M
1913	The Macmillan company	–	187	OL6561451M
1913	Macmillan C.	–	187	OL7252184M
1912	Printed by T.J. Cobden-Sanderson at the Doves Press	–	140	OL19287012M
1912	Methuen	–	212	OL22335679M
1909	American book company	–	224	OL24889817M
1909	Ginn	–	224	OL24819250M
1909	American book company	–	224	OL24732341M
1909	American Book Company	–	295	OL18679789M
1909	Ginn	–	224	OL7005117M
1909	T. Y. Crowell & co.	–	284	OL7012801M
1909	Ginn	–	224	OL24733734M
1909	American book company	–	224	OL24819470M
1909	American book company	–	224	OL7013032M
1909	Ginn	–	224	OL7067197M
1908	Shakespeare Society of New York	–	385	OL6584595M
1908	Educational publishing company	–	171	OL24734939M
1908	Educational publishing company	–	171	OL24819140M
1907	Dent	–	186	OL16338789M
1907	Warrington & Co	–	114	OL21346910M
1906	Methuen	–	211	OL20154316M
1904	American book company	–	295	OL6948637M
1903	T. Y. Crowell & co.	Sm Hardcover	284	OL6637188M
1901	The University Society	–	212	OL58561807M
1901	University Society	–	198	OL23278287M
1900	Blackie & Son	–	227	OL59189265M
1900	Henry Altemus company	–	192	OL26430967M
1900	D. McKay	–	130	OL59203507M
1900	Dent	–	185	OL15951711M
1900	Blackie	Hardcover	227	OL18492031M
1896	J.M. Dent	–	185	OL25261651M
1893	G. P. Putnam's sons	–	217	OL44949050M
1891	Macmillan	–	230	OL22604014M
1891	Duprat	–	196	OL24819446M
1891	Duprat & co.	–	196	OL23719233M
1891	Harper & brothers	–	222	OL60424611M
1891	Duprat	–	196	OL24657519M
1891	Duprat	–	196	OL24732336M
1890	Harper	–	222	OL43766478M
1887	Harper & Bros.	–	222	OL57489694M
1885	Harper & brothers	–	222	OL14688782M
1885	Harper & brothers	–	222	OL24171109M
1881	Harper & brothers	–	222	OL24172117M
1881	Harper & brothers	–	222	OL24732361M
1881	Harper & brothers	–	222	OL24657698M
1881	Harper & brothers	–	222	OL24819456M
1758	J. and R. Tonson	–	99	OL6457108M
1734	Printed for J. Tonson	–	95	OL16180484M
–	Harvard University Press	–	341	OL29571440M

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Questions

How many pages is Antony and Cleopatra?: About 208 pages: that is the median of 295 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 95 to 455 pages.
How long does it take to read Antony and Cleopatra?: About 3 h 40 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is Antony and Cleopatra?: 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)).