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How many pages is Dubliners?

Dubliners by James Joyce has a median of 254 pages across 231 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 208 to 264 pages.

Median pages
254
231 editions counted
Range
114–504
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
70k
at 275 words per page

How long will Dubliners take you?

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Reading time
4 h 29 min
At 30 min a day
9 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.

20040019251950197520001914: 278 pages1914: 278 pages1914: 278 pages1916: 278 pages1916: 288 pages1917: 288 pages1922: 288 pages1925: 288 pages1926: 288 pages1926: 255 pages1926: 288 pages1927: 255 pages1932: 254 pages1946: 256 pages1950: 288 pages1954: 255 pages1954: 224 pages1954: 288 pages1954: 288 pages1956: 256 pages1957: 220 pages1961: 219 pages1962: 224 pages1962: 224 pages1963: 224 pages1964: 219 pages1965: 234 pages1965: 191 pages1966: 214 pages1967: 262 pages1967: 224 pages1967: 224 pages1967: 224 pages1968: 224 pages1968: 224 pages1968: 220 pages1969: 224 pages1969: 224 pages1969: 504 pages1969: 504 pages1969: 224 pages1973: 224 pages1975: 220 pages1976: 223 pages1977: 504 pages1977: 306 pages1977: 278 pages1977: 208 pages1977: 207 pages1979: 256 pages1980: 258 pages1982: 224 pages1984: 504 pages1985: 207 pages1986: 223 pages1986: 261 pages1986: 289 pages1988: 261 pages1988: 250 pages1988: 262 pages1991: 256 pages1991: 287 pages1991: 152 pages1992: 316 pages1992: 194 pages1992: 256 pages1993: 200 pages1993: 161 pages1993: 286 pages1993: 455 pages1993: 200 pages1993: 224 pages1993: 285 pages1993: 316 pages1994: 261 pages1995: 240 pages1995: 400 pages1995: 400 pages1996: 182 pages1996: 160 pages1996: 492 pages1996: 255 pages1998: 256 pages1999: 192 pages2000: 279 pages2000: 116 pages2000: 368 pages2001: 240 pages2001: 293 pages2001: 193 pages2001: 192 pages2001: 269 pages2003: 230 pages2004: 192 pages2004: 276 pages2005: 264 pages2005: 116 pages2005: 238 pages2005: 200 pages2005: 312 pages2005: 320 pages2005: 369 pages2005: 276 pages2006: 240 pages2006: 369 pages2006: 190 pages2006: 242 pages2006: 258 pages2006: 201 pages2006: 232 pages2006: 244 pages2006: 236 pages2006: 240 pages2007: 116 pages2007: 256 pages2007: 188 pages2007: 200 pages2007: 236 pages2007: 210 pages2007: 200 pages2008: 260 pages2011: 289 pages2011: 256 pages2011: 245 pages2012: 249 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 160 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 281 pages2012: 288 pages2012: 272 pages2012: 216 pages2012: 174 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 256 pages2013: 250 pages2013: 272 pages2014: 256 pages2014: 233 pages2014: 256 pages2014: 128 pages2014: 250 pages2015: 220 pages2015: 220 pages2015: 272 pages2015: 220 pages2015: 250 pages2015: 220 pages2016: 319 pages2016: 145 pages2016: 196 pages2016: 264 pages2017: 165 pages2017: 150 pages2017: 152 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 212 pages2017: 384 pages2017: 220 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 140 pages2019: 168 pages2019: 260 pages2019: 118 pages2019: 114 pages2019: 121 pages2019: 256 pages2019: 300 pages2019: 191 pages2019: 224 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 260 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 161 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 122 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 140 pages2020: 232 pages2020: 260 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 260 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 172 pages2020: 255 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 363 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 228 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 161 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 183 pages2020: 256 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 304 pages2020: 255 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 264 pages2021: 260 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 260 pages2021: 260 pages2021: 244 pages2021: 208 pages2021: 167 pages2021: 277 pages2021: 260 pages2021: 254 pages2021: 240 pages2021: 260 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 196 pages2021: 186 pages2021: 272 pages2021: 174 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 254 pages2021: 294 pagesmedian 254
200400195020001914: 278 pages1914: 278 pages1914: 278 pages1916: 278 pages1916: 288 pages1917: 288 pages1922: 288 pages1925: 288 pages1926: 288 pages1926: 255 pages1926: 288 pages1927: 255 pages1932: 254 pages1946: 256 pages1950: 288 pages1954: 255 pages1954: 224 pages1954: 288 pages1954: 288 pages1956: 256 pages1957: 220 pages1961: 219 pages1962: 224 pages1962: 224 pages1963: 224 pages1964: 219 pages1965: 234 pages1965: 191 pages1966: 214 pages1967: 262 pages1967: 224 pages1967: 224 pages1967: 224 pages1968: 224 pages1968: 224 pages1968: 220 pages1969: 224 pages1969: 224 pages1969: 504 pages1969: 504 pages1969: 224 pages1973: 224 pages1975: 220 pages1976: 223 pages1977: 504 pages1977: 306 pages1977: 278 pages1977: 208 pages1977: 207 pages1979: 256 pages1980: 258 pages1982: 224 pages1984: 504 pages1985: 207 pages1986: 223 pages1986: 261 pages1986: 289 pages1988: 261 pages1988: 250 pages1988: 262 pages1991: 256 pages1991: 287 pages1991: 152 pages1992: 316 pages1992: 194 pages1992: 256 pages1993: 200 pages1993: 161 pages1993: 286 pages1993: 455 pages1993: 200 pages1993: 224 pages1993: 285 pages1993: 316 pages1994: 261 pages1995: 240 pages1995: 400 pages1995: 400 pages1996: 182 pages1996: 160 pages1996: 492 pages1996: 255 pages1998: 256 pages1999: 192 pages2000: 279 pages2000: 116 pages2000: 368 pages2001: 240 pages2001: 293 pages2001: 193 pages2001: 192 pages2001: 269 pages2003: 230 pages2004: 192 pages2004: 276 pages2005: 264 pages2005: 116 pages2005: 238 pages2005: 200 pages2005: 312 pages2005: 320 pages2005: 369 pages2005: 276 pages2006: 240 pages2006: 369 pages2006: 190 pages2006: 242 pages2006: 258 pages2006: 201 pages2006: 232 pages2006: 244 pages2006: 236 pages2006: 240 pages2007: 116 pages2007: 256 pages2007: 188 pages2007: 200 pages2007: 236 pages2007: 210 pages2007: 200 pages2008: 260 pages2011: 289 pages2011: 256 pages2011: 245 pages2012: 249 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 160 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 281 pages2012: 288 pages2012: 272 pages2012: 216 pages2012: 174 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 256 pages2013: 250 pages2013: 272 pages2014: 256 pages2014: 233 pages2014: 256 pages2014: 128 pages2014: 250 pages2015: 220 pages2015: 220 pages2015: 272 pages2015: 220 pages2015: 250 pages2015: 220 pages2016: 319 pages2016: 145 pages2016: 196 pages2016: 264 pages2017: 165 pages2017: 150 pages2017: 152 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 212 pages2017: 384 pages2017: 220 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 140 pages2019: 168 pages2019: 260 pages2019: 118 pages2019: 114 pages2019: 121 pages2019: 256 pages2019: 300 pages2019: 191 pages2019: 224 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 260 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 161 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 122 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 140 pages2020: 232 pages2020: 260 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 260 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 172 pages2020: 255 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 363 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 228 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 161 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 183 pages2020: 256 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 304 pages2020: 255 pages2020: 264 pages2020: 264 pages2021: 260 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 260 pages2021: 260 pages2021: 244 pages2021: 208 pages2021: 167 pages2021: 277 pages2021: 260 pages2021: 254 pages2021: 240 pages2021: 260 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 196 pages2021: 186 pages2021: 272 pages2021: 174 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 254 pages2021: 294 pagesmedian 254
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.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover278224 h 54 min
Paperback232514 h 05 min
Mass market25654 h 31 min

Editions counted

The 231 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 6 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 997 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–260OL34291312M
2021Independently Published–264OL34350338M
2021Independently Published–260OL34247207M
2021Independently Published–260OL34284783M
2021Independently Published–244OL34184338M
2021Wordsworth Editions, Limited–208OL34784865M
2021Independently Published–167OL34352982M
2021Independently Published–277OL34301681M

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Questions

How many pages is Dubliners?
About 254 pages: that is the median of 231 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 114 to 504 pages.
How long does it take to read Dubliners?
About 4 h 29 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is Dubliners?
Roughly 70,000 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)).