How long does it take to read Henry V?

About 3 h 20 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.

How many words is Henry V?

Roughly 48,000 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 1900

How many pages is Henry V?

Henry V by William Shakespeare has a median of 173 pages across 317 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 137 to 218 pages.

Median pages

173

317 editions counted

Range

76–358

shortest to longest edition

Reading time

3.3h

at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)

Words (est.)

48k

at 275 words per page

How long will Henry V 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 speed 238 wpm

Page density

Reading time

3 h 20 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.

Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 17 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.

Format	Median pages	Editions	Reading time
Hardcover	216	13	4 h 10 min
Paperback	160	34	3 h 05 min

Editions counted

The 317 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 41 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 631 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

Year	Publisher	Format	Pages	Open Library
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	76	OL56799093M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	162	OL56594662M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	160	OL56804276M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	162	OL56623455M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	182	OL56571147M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	160	OL54895593M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	130	OL56747010M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	100	OL56842648M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	164	OL56739760M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	162	OL55951293M
2017	Pixabay	–	162	OL56511623M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	82	OL56518120M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	82	OL56648354M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	82	OL56514831M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	114	OL56515490M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	136	OL56619612M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	102	OL56212508M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	198	OL56513402M
2017	Penguin Publishing Group	–	160	OL28628272M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	162	OL55947154M
2016	Lerner Publishing Group	–	150	OL29732517M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	100	OL56581218M
2016	Lerner Publishing Group	–	150	OL29732655M
2016	Lerner Publishing Group	–	150	OL29732582M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	242	OL56608099M
2016	Lerner Publishing Group	–	150	OL29778585M
2016	Pan Macmillan	–	184	OL28591595M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	100	OL56108544M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	100	OL56675020M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	90	OL56609941M
2015	Oxford University Press	–	208	OL28569668M
2015	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	156	OL54741332M
2014	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	100	OL56629123M
2012	Oberon Books, Limited	–	112	OL28486071M
2010	Modern Library	–	229	OL24816678M
2009	Cambridge University Press	–	201	OL25562905M
2008	Oxford University Press	–	330	OL22653574M
2007	Focus Publishing / R. Pullins Company	–	121	OL18028322M
2007	Kessinger Publishing, LLC	Paperback	220	OL11931582M
2007	Kessinger Publishing, LLC	Paperback	268	OL11924453M
2007	BiblioBazaar	Paperback	158	OL11975338M
2007	Kessinger Publishing, LLC	Paperback	144	OL11943855M
2007	Filiquarian	Paperback	190	OL12502520M
2007	BiblioBazaar	Paperback	142	OL11975262M
2007	Kessinger Publishing, LLC	Hardcover	140	OL10572581M
2007	Kessinger Publishing, LLC	Hardcover	218	OL10523092M
2007	Kessinger Publishing, LLC	Hardcover	266	OL10517699M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	160	OL10416581M
2006	Hard Press	Paperback	86	OL11684119M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	164	OL10370388M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	192	OL10416465M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	162	OL10370597M
2006	Icon Reference	Paperback	212	OL7652820M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	176	OL9400846M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	168	OL9785695M
2006	Cambridge University Press	Paperback	136	OL7714914M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	160	OL10416673M
2005	IndyPublish.com	Paperback	216	OL11752093M
2005	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS	–	266	OL22631304M
2005	1st World Library	Paperback	120	OL8491608M
2005	Cambridge University Press	Hardcover	264	OL7766498M
2005	IndyPublish.com	Hardcover	216	OL9564479M
2005	1st World Library	Hardcover	120	OL8491586M
2005	Cambridge University Press	Paperback	264	OL7748533M
2005	Digireads.com	Paperback	96	OL8490181M
2004	Nick Hern Books	Paperback	220	OL8990357M
2004	Washington Square Press	Mass Market Paperback	292	OL7951289M
2004	SparkNotes	–	277	OL3292197M
2003	Dover Publications	–	105	OL3565231M
2002	IndyPublish.com	Paperback	112	OL11644546M
2002	Cambridge University Press	–	244	OL3954110M
2002	IndyPublish.com	Hardcover	112	OL11644545M
2002	Carel Press Ltd	Paperback	96	OL12077570M
2001	Nick Hern Books	–	222	OL3746945M
2001	Oxford University Press	–	154	OL3970730M
2001	Stanley Thornes Publishers	Paperback	112	OL10764127M
2000	Cambridge University Press	–	122	OL45928M
2000	Longman	Paperback	272	OL10654063M
2000	Applause Books	Paperback	116	OL8602121M
2000	Wordsworth Editions Ltd	Paperback	160	OL8914246M
1999	Penguin Classics	–	160	OL7357415M
1999	University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations	–	112	OL28948932M
1999	Penguin Books	–	121	OL6886859M
1998	Wordsworth Editions Ltd	Paperback	100	OL8978463M
1998	Penguin Group	–	240	OL24939321M
1998	Applause	–	114	OL664488M
1998	Oxford University Press	–	190	OL28739169M
1998	Oxford University Press	–	330	OL22571557M
1998	Oxford University Press, USA	–	352	OL7384041M
1997	W. W. Norton & Company	–	107	OL7456959M
1995	Oxford University Press	–	160	OL22835979M
1995	Washington Square Press	–	294	OL281975M
1995	Oxford University Press, USA	–	192	OL7399640M
1994	Wordsworth Edns.	–	100	OL22812025M
1994	Oxford University Press	–	330	OL1416185M
1994	Penguin	–	160	OL22351303M
1993	Harvester/Wheatsheaf	–	122	OL1419440M
1993	Harvester/Wheatsheaf	Hardcover	122	OL7954611M
1993	Cambridge University Press	–	236	OL1526393M
1992	Harvester Wheatsheaf	–	122	OL1466305M
1992	Prentice-Hall	Hardcover	144	OL7954610M
1992	Cambridge University Press	–	240	OL1869494M
1992	Charnwood	–	259	OL22148616M
1989	Chatto & Windus	Paperback	128	OL7764333M
1989	Hutchinson Education	–	298	OL22706547M
1989	Learning Links	Paperback	304	OL9981498M
1989	Signet Classics	–	256	OL7577033M
1988	Bantam	–	165	OL2394472M
1988	Routledge	–	173	OL20352490M
1988	New American Library	–	272	OL2065567M
1988	Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media	Turtleback	275	OL10944079M
1985	Harpercollins	Paperback	93	OL8360596M
1985	University Press of America	–	146	OL3020529M
1984	Lorrimer	–	93	OL2348484M
1982	Clarendon Press	–	330	OL3782343M
1981	Penguin Classics	–	240	OL7357276M
1980	Popular Culture Ink	Paperback	112	OL11467937M
1979	Gloucester	Paperback	112	OL7851065M
1979	Rae Pub.	–	240	OL17025007M
1979	RAE PUBLISHING	–	258	OL58865354M
1977	Methuen	–	173	OL18192838M
1977	Methuen	–	173	OL17624390M
1977	Methuen	–	173	OL17721576M
1976	Macmillan	–	247	OL4951677M
1976	Pergamon Press	–	264	OL15133777M
1975	Longman	–	241	OL4614225M
1975	Penguin Books	–	234	OL20716495M
1975	Clarendon Press	–	192	OL22722458M
1973	Collins	–	285	OL5102484M
1971	W. C. Co. Publishers	–	82	OL21928638M
1971	Penguin Books	–	144	OL4438712M
1969	Macmillan	–	252	OL19741760M
1969	Methuen young books	–	216	OL7498973M
1969	Evans Bros.	–	254	OL14969852M
1969	Cambridge University Press	Hardcover	260	OL7716747M
1968	Penguin Books	–	234	OL20066319M
1968	The University Press	–	201	OL15109137M
1968	Cambridge University Press	Paperback	260	OL7731798M
1968	Penguin Books	–	234	OL21454466M
1968	Cambridge U.P.	–	201	OL5651644M
1967	Routledge Kegan & Paul	–	216	OL7498961M
1967	Heinemann	–	248	OL5590147M
1967	Airmont Pub. Co.	–	152	OL5595374M
1967	Blaisdell Pub. Co.	–	128	OL5540602M
1967	Methuen	–	173	OL5689084M
1966	Cambridge University Press	Hardcover	236	OL7716358M
1966	Edward Arnold	–	239	OL6011295M
1966	Cambridge U. P.	–	229	OL14637125M
1966	Bantam Books	–	242	OL5992464M
1965	Kraus	–	216	OL22387281M
1965	The new English library	–	240	OL21581927M
1965	Signet Classics	–	240	OL7576952M
1965	New American Library	–	240	OL5976462M
1965	Kraus	–	180	OL22387282M
1965	Kraus	–	105	OL22387279M
1965	Methuen	–	173	OL31974843M
1965	New American Library	–	240	OL21449041M
1964	Penguin Books	–	182	OL58924871M
1964	Clarendon Press	–	192	OL22388951M
1964	Methuen	–	174	OL15008073M
1963	Longmans	–	194	OL15957290M
1961	Methuen	–	174	OL22388953M
1961	Yale University Press	–	166	OL26552046M
1961	Yale University Press	–	166	OL32120725M
1961	Yale University Press	–	166	OL22388944M
1960	Washington Square Press	–	123	OL23265966M
1960	Pocket Books	–	123	OL47075850M
1960	Pocket Books	–	125	OL26335072M
1960	Methuen	–	174	OL22202828M
1960	Harvard University Press	–	174	OL27787418M
1960	Washington Square Press	–	310	OL58925059M
1960	Methuen	–	167	OL13534969M
1960	Washington Square Press	–	123	OL5812219M
1960	Methuen	–	174	OL15957380M
1958	University of London Press	–	174	OL19597567M
1958	University Press	–	126	OL15957393M
1958	University of London Press	–	174	OL19231275M
1958	–	–	307	OL26561958M
1958	–	–	307	OL26561957M
1957	Penguin Classics	–	144	OL7357382M
1957	Penguin Books	–	142	OL6200871M
1955	–	–	201	OL26561959M
1955	Cambridge University Press	–	201	OL13717865M
1955	Yale University Press	–	166	OL17727509M
1955	–	–	201	OL26561960M
1955	Yale University Press	–	166	OL6178770M
1954	Methuen	–	174	OL19985814M
1954	Methuen	–	167	OL6150904M
1954	Harvard University Press	–	167	OL22179470M
1954	Methuen	–	167	OL15957358M
1951	Limited Editions Club	–	157	OL6090828M
1951	Heritage Press	–	157	OL27930696M
1951	Heritage Press	–	157	OL16072336M
1951	Penguin Books	–	146	OL45846562M
1948	Yale university press	–	149	OL13534967M
1947	Global Pub. Co.	–	141	OL22615610M
1947	University Press	–	201	OL6512993M
1946	Yale University Press	–	149	OL15957282M
1945	Ginn	–	211	OL26883253M
1945	Ginn	–	232	OL49197052M
1945	Ginn	–	211	OL57860934M
1939	S. French	–	108	OL21993760M
1935	Ginn, Heath, & co.	–	194	OL6996362M
1935	J.M. Dent	–	164	OL6328224M
1931	Printed at the Chiswick press and pub. by Faber & Faber	–	95	OL6771657M
1930	S. French	–	108	OL19735972M
1929	Faber & Gwyer	–	95	OL19532234M
1927	Allyn and Bacon	–	358	OL6702405M
1927	G. Gill	–	204	OL17272413M
1923	Copp Clark	–	167	OL15957342M
1923	Copp Clark Co.	–	167	OL21192051M
1922	H. Holt and company	–	213	OL6642459M
1920	J M Dent & Sons Ltd	Hardcover	223	OL25644013M
1918	American Book	–	260	OL24662899M
1918	American Book	–	260	OL24785860M
1918	Yale University Press	–	149	OL6612635M
1917	Methuen	–	173	OL7106571M
1917	Methuen	–	173	OL17624389M
1912	Chatto & Windus	–	100	OL6555055M
1911	Silver, Burdett	–	136	OL6539046M
1911	Charles E. Merrill company	–	181	OL23719400M
1911	Silver, Burdett and Company	–	136	OL32220673M
1911	Macmillan	–	177	OL6536436M
1910	Macmillan	–	219	OL26497380M
1910	D.C. Heath	–	264	OL24649917M
1910	Jack	–	126	OL22326111M
1909	D.C. Heath	–	264	OL15052763M
1909	Scott, Foresman and company	–	240	OL24172473M
1908	Heath	–	264	OL24648701M
1908	Ginn and Company	–	176	OL16478655M
1908	Ginn & Co.	–	176	OL24775438M
1908	Ginn and company	–	194	OL14829496M
1908	Ginn & company	–	194	OL23719262M
1908	Ginn	–	176	OL23308049M
1908	Ginn & Co.	–	176	OL24831856M
1908	N.G. Elwert'sche	–	198	OL21153842M
1908	Ginn & Co.	–	176	OL24970636M
1906	T. Y. Crowell co.	–	292	OL6978397M
1905	Houghton Mifflin Company	–	147	OL32216583M
1905	Macmillan	–	219	OL24834246M
1905	Methuen	–	173	OL49937122M
1905	Houghton, Mifflin and company	–	147	OL6964081M
1905	Macmillan	–	219	OL24927784M
1905	American Book Co.	–	193	OL24648104M
1905	University Press	–	256	OL17289475M
1905	Houghton, Mifflin and company	–	147	OL7089993M
1905	Longmans, Green, and co.	–	146	OL6964849M
1905	American book company	–	193	OL23719288M
1905	The Macmillan company	–	219	OL6960935M
1905	University Press	–	256	OL7111123M
1904	American Book Company	–	260	OL6942230M
1904	Methuen	–	173	OL15957217M
1903	Blackie	–	166	OL14011222M
1901	University Society	–	188	OL16673962M
1901	McClure, Phillips	–	124	OL20454426M
1901	McClure, Phillips & Co.	–	124	OL32235582M
1901	McClure, Phillips & Co.	–	124	OL32220533M
1901	McClure, Phillips & Co.	–	124	OL32220584M
1901	McClure, Phillips & Co.	–	124	OL6911307M
1901	McClure, Phillips	–	124	OL7218589M
1901	University Society	–	188	OL23303215M
1901	Macmillan	–	307	OL15957210M
1900	Bobbs-Merrill	–	173	OL26983735M
1900	Blackie & Son, limited	–	166	OL20602135M
1900	D.C. Heath & co.	–	264	OL25597169M
1900	Moffatt and Paige	–	238	OL22832777M
1899	T.M. Dent	–	173	OL25917031M
1898	Harper & Brothers	–	191	OL24833918M
1898	Harper & Brothers	–	191	OL24927785M
1898	American book company	–	193	OL15044726M
1896	Heath	–	264	OL15957328M
1896	Harper	–	191	OL43765945M
1896	Ginn & Company	–	194	OL13534968M
1896	Dent	–	173	OL16906613M
1895	J. M. Dent and Company	Hardcover	173	OL24405707M
1895	J.M. Dent	–	173	OL25261659M
1893	G. P. Putnam's sons	–	192	OL44949060M
1891	Harper & brothers	–	191	OL59310354M
1890	Longmans, Green	–	149	OL21153820M
1886	Harper and Brothers	–	202	OL58672196M
1884	Harper & Bros.	–	191	OL57489703M
1883	Clark & Maynard	–	151	OL24733684M
1883	Harper	–	223	OL20494018M
1883	Clark & Maynard	–	151	OL24819236M
1880	Ginn & Heath	–	194	OL23719421M
1880	Trübner	–	180	OL6592416M
1880	American Book Exchange	–	76	OL16661589M
1878	Harper	–	191	OL6943725M
1878	Harper	–	191	OL15957301M
1877	Trübner	–	216	OL6592415M
1877	Harper & Brothers	–	191	OL14688892M
1877	Trübner	–	216	OL17594170M
1875	published for the New Shakspere Society by N. Trübner	–	95	OL17330574M
1875	Trübner	–	105	OL6592412M
1875	Published for the New Shakspere Society, by N. Trübner	–	105	OL23364630M
1872	Printed by H. Blacklock & Co.	–	80	OL18723441M
1872	Printed by H. Blacklock	–	80	OL24128981M
1859	Printed by J.K. Chapman	–	96	OL45057338M
1859	T.H. Lacy	–	76	OL45033081M
1734	Printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the proprietors; and	–	96	OL18760353M

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Questions

How many pages is Henry V?: About 173 pages: that is the median of 317 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 76 to 358 pages.
How long does it take to read Henry V?: About 3 h 20 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Henry V?: Roughly 48,000 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)).