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How many pages is Beyond Good and Evil?

Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche has a median of 180 pages across 165 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 138 to 237 pages.

Median pages
180
165 editions counted
Range
82–376
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.5h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
50k
at 275 words per page

How long will Beyond Good and Evil 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
3 h 28 min
At 30 min a day
7 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.

1002003004001900195020001885: 237 pages1886: 200 pages1886: 142 pages1907: 268 pages1907: 268 pages1909: 268 pages1909: 268 pages1909: 268 pages1914: 268 pages1917: 237 pages1917: 237 pages1923: 268 pages1930: 237 pages1930: 237 pages1955: 239 pages1955: 241 pages1955: 239 pages1959: 240 pages1966: 256 pages1967: 268 pages1973: 238 pages1973: 237 pages1973: 238 pages1974: 268 pages1986: 302 pages1989: 256 pages1990: 239 pages1997: 150 pages1998: 198 pages2002: 193 pages2003: 160 pages2003: 240 pages2003: 240 pages2003: 160 pages2004: 233 pages2004: 148 pages2005: 236 pages2005: 108 pages2006: 128 pages2006: 116 pages2006: 220 pages2006: 122 pages2006: 160 pages2007: 228 pages2007: 189 pages2007: 220 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 174 pages2007: 176 pages2007: 144 pages2008: 198 pages2013: 306 pages2013: 146 pages2014: 164 pages2014: 164 pages2014: 330 pages2014: 94 pages2014: 140 pages2014: 100 pages2014: 304 pages2015: 176 pages2015: 102 pages2015: 180 pages2015: 180 pages2015: 168 pages2016: 142 pages2016: 166 pages2016: 142 pages2016: 118 pages2016: 302 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 160 pages2016: 142 pages2016: 160 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 160 pages2016: 180 pages2016: 150 pages2016: 122 pages2016: 190 pages2016: 120 pages2016: 246 pages2016: 108 pages2016: 142 pages2017: 250 pages2017: 180 pages2017: 290 pages2017: 180 pages2017: 280 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 126 pages2017: 186 pages2017: 280 pages2017: 126 pages2017: 162 pages2017: 94 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 168 pages2017: 172 pages2017: 280 pages2017: 166 pages2017: 280 pages2017: 92 pages2017: 112 pages2017: 118 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 126 pages2017: 92 pages2017: 120 pages2017: 250 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 100 pages2017: 218 pages2017: 302 pages2017: 134 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 168 pages2017: 250 pages2017: 82 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 138 pages2017: 152 pages2017: 116 pages2018: 82 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 172 pages2018: 196 pages2018: 136 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 164 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 376 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 98 pages2018: 102 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 118 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 110 pages2018: 248 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2019: 165 pages2020: 160 pages2020: 119 pages2020: 272 pages2020: 168 pages2020: 166 pages2020: 152 pages2020: 221 pages2020: 124 pages2020: 115 pages2021: 224 pages2021: 126 pagesmedian 180
1002003004001900195020001885: 237 pages1886: 200 pages1886: 142 pages1907: 268 pages1907: 268 pages1909: 268 pages1909: 268 pages1909: 268 pages1914: 268 pages1917: 237 pages1917: 237 pages1923: 268 pages1930: 237 pages1930: 237 pages1955: 239 pages1955: 241 pages1955: 239 pages1959: 240 pages1966: 256 pages1967: 268 pages1973: 238 pages1973: 237 pages1973: 238 pages1974: 268 pages1986: 302 pages1989: 256 pages1990: 239 pages1997: 150 pages1998: 198 pages2002: 193 pages2003: 160 pages2003: 240 pages2003: 240 pages2003: 160 pages2004: 233 pages2004: 148 pages2005: 236 pages2005: 108 pages2006: 128 pages2006: 116 pages2006: 220 pages2006: 122 pages2006: 160 pages2007: 228 pages2007: 189 pages2007: 220 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 174 pages2007: 176 pages2007: 144 pages2008: 198 pages2013: 306 pages2013: 146 pages2014: 164 pages2014: 164 pages2014: 330 pages2014: 94 pages2014: 140 pages2014: 100 pages2014: 304 pages2015: 176 pages2015: 102 pages2015: 180 pages2015: 180 pages2015: 168 pages2016: 142 pages2016: 166 pages2016: 142 pages2016: 118 pages2016: 302 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 160 pages2016: 142 pages2016: 160 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 160 pages2016: 180 pages2016: 150 pages2016: 122 pages2016: 190 pages2016: 120 pages2016: 246 pages2016: 108 pages2016: 142 pages2017: 250 pages2017: 180 pages2017: 290 pages2017: 180 pages2017: 280 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 126 pages2017: 186 pages2017: 280 pages2017: 126 pages2017: 162 pages2017: 94 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 168 pages2017: 172 pages2017: 280 pages2017: 166 pages2017: 280 pages2017: 92 pages2017: 112 pages2017: 118 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 126 pages2017: 92 pages2017: 120 pages2017: 250 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 100 pages2017: 218 pages2017: 302 pages2017: 134 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 168 pages2017: 250 pages2017: 82 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 138 pages2017: 152 pages2017: 116 pages2018: 82 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 172 pages2018: 196 pages2018: 136 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 164 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 376 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 98 pages2018: 102 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 118 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 110 pages2018: 248 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2018: 180 pages2019: 165 pages2020: 160 pages2020: 119 pages2020: 272 pages2020: 168 pages2020: 166 pages2020: 152 pages2020: 221 pages2020: 124 pages2020: 115 pages2021: 224 pages2021: 126 pagesmedian 180
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
Hardcover22444 h 19 min
Paperback160143 h 05 min

Editions counted

The 165 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 5 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 415 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–224OL34251779M
2021Independently Published–126OL34208121M
2020Information Age Publishing, Incorporated–160OL34946570M
2020Independently Published–119OL30016658M
2020Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John–272OL28086309M
2020West Margin Press–168OL34182647M
2020West Margin Press–166OL34118120M
2020Bibliotech Press–152OL34955741M

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Questions

How many pages is Beyond Good and Evil?
About 180 pages: that is the median of 165 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 82 to 376 pages.
How long does it take to read Beyond Good and Evil?
About 3 h 28 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Beyond Good and Evil?
Roughly 50,000 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)).