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How many pages is Columbus?

Columbus by Washington Irving has a median of 412 pages across 46 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 325 to 500 pages.

Median pages
412
46 editions counted
Range
202–746
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.9h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
113k
at 275 words per page

How long will Columbus 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
7 h 56 min
At 30 min a day
16 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

200400600800180018501900195020001800: 730 pages1829: 311 pages1829: 311 pages1830: 368 pages1831: 730 pages1831: 357 pages1831: 746 pages1831: 354 pages1831: 267 pages1833: 327 pages1833: 267 pages1834: 258 pages1838: 218 pages1839: 325 pages1839: 325 pages1844: 202 pages1844: 218 pages1850: 269 pages1858: 325 pages1870: 325 pages1870: 325 pages1877: 746 pages1881: 296 pages1883: 481 pages1885: 735 pages1890: 746 pages1890: 481 pages1892: 730 pages1893: 412 pages1893: 412 pages1897: 412 pages1914: 412 pages1914: 412 pages2003: 500 pages2003: 500 pages2004: 456 pages2005: 500 pages2006: 500 pages2006: 500 pages2010: 362 pages2010: 490 pages2016: 680 pages2017: 359 pages2018: 496 pagesmedian 412
2004006008001800190020001800: 730 pages1829: 311 pages1829: 311 pages1830: 368 pages1831: 730 pages1831: 357 pages1831: 746 pages1831: 354 pages1831: 267 pages1833: 327 pages1833: 267 pages1834: 258 pages1838: 218 pages1839: 325 pages1839: 325 pages1844: 202 pages1844: 218 pages1850: 269 pages1858: 325 pages1870: 325 pages1870: 325 pages1877: 746 pages1881: 296 pages1883: 481 pages1885: 735 pages1890: 746 pages1890: 481 pages1892: 730 pages1893: 412 pages1893: 412 pages1897: 412 pages1914: 412 pages1914: 412 pages2003: 500 pages2003: 500 pages2004: 456 pages2005: 500 pages2006: 500 pages2006: 500 pages2010: 362 pages2010: 490 pages2016: 680 pages2017: 359 pages2018: 496 pagesmedian 412
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 2 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
Hardcover50029 h 38 min
Paperback50049 h 38 min

Editions counted

The 46 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 115 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–496OL54763861M
2017Independently Published–359OL29785304M
2016CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–680OL55713111M
2010Read Books–362OL54419201M
2010Read Books–490OL53943809M
2006IndyPublish.comPaperback500OL11882625M
2006IndyPublish.comHardcover500OL8492947M
2005IndyPublish.comPaperback500OL9354970M

More by Washington Irving

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Questions

How many pages is Columbus?
About 412 pages: that is the median of 46 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 202 to 746 pages.
How long does it take to read Columbus?
About 7 h 56 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 16 days.
How many words is Columbus?
Roughly 113,000 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)).