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How many pages is Go Tell It on the Mountain?

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin has a median of 232 pages across 35 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 221 to 254 pages.

Median pages
232
35 editions counted
Range
191–378
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
64k
at 275 words per page

How long will Go Tell It on the Mountain 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 time
4 h 05 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.

2003004001960198020001952: 221 pages1953: 303 pages1953: 256 pages1953: 221 pages1953: 303 pages1953: 303 pages1954: 191 pages1954: 191 pages1954: 194 pages1954: 194 pages1960: 220 pages1963: 191 pages1963: 253 pages1963: 191 pages1963: 253 pages1963: 191 pages1965: 221 pages1966: 253 pages1967: 221 pages1967: 258 pages1969: 253 pages1970: 221 pages1971: 226 pages1976: 254 pages1979: 232 pages1980: 253 pages1981: 234 pages1984: 237 pages1985: 221 pages1995: 320 pages1998: 378 pages2000: 226 pages2000: 240 pages2001: 272 pages2013: 226 pagesmedian 232
200300400197520001952: 221 pages1953: 303 pages1953: 256 pages1953: 221 pages1953: 303 pages1953: 303 pages1954: 191 pages1954: 191 pages1954: 194 pages1954: 194 pages1960: 220 pages1963: 191 pages1963: 253 pages1963: 191 pages1963: 253 pages1963: 191 pages1965: 221 pages1966: 253 pages1967: 221 pages1967: 258 pages1969: 253 pages1970: 221 pages1971: 226 pages1976: 254 pages1979: 232 pages1980: 253 pages1981: 234 pages1984: 237 pages1985: 221 pages1995: 320 pages1998: 378 pages2000: 226 pages2000: 240 pages2001: 272 pages2013: 226 pagesmedian 232
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 35 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was 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 66 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2013Vintage International–226OL27791271M
2001Penguin Books Ltd–272OL7359122M
2000Delta Trade Paperbacks–226OL18342486M
2000Dial Press Trade Paperback–240OL7439323M
1998McDougal Littell–378OL32344820M
1995Modern LibraryHardcover320OL7699604M
1985Dell–221OL24979503M
1984Black Swan–237OL18625427M

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Questions

How many pages is Go Tell It on the Mountain?
About 232 pages: that is the median of 35 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 191 to 378 pages.
How long does it take to read Go Tell It on the Mountain?
About 4 h 05 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is Go Tell It on the Mountain?
Roughly 64,000 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)).