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How many pages is Homage to Catalonia?

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell has a median of 248 pages across 40 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 232 to 260 pages.

Median pages
248
40 editions counted
Range
156–334
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.8h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
68k
at 275 words per page

How long will Homage to Catalonia 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
4 h 47 min
At 30 min a day
10 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.

200300194019601980200020201938: 274 pages1951: 248 pages1951: 256 pages1951: 248 pages1952: 232 pages1952: 232 pages1952: 232 pages1952: 232 pages1955: 232 pages1955: 232 pages1955: 258 pages1959: 232 pages1959: 248 pages1962: 232 pages1962: 221 pages1968: 258 pages1969: 264 pages1970: 214 pages1971: 248 pages1980: 232 pages1986: 260 pages1986: 260 pages1989: 248 pages1989: 247 pages1998: 245 pages2003: 256 pages2006: 232 pages2011: 171 pages2015: 250 pages2017: 332 pages2017: 222 pages2017: 332 pages2017: 156 pages2017: 334 pages2017: 222 pages2017: 332 pages2018: 184 pages2018: 272 pages2018: 268 pages2025: 288 pagesmedian 248
200300195020001938: 274 pages1951: 248 pages1951: 256 pages1951: 248 pages1952: 232 pages1952: 232 pages1952: 232 pages1952: 232 pages1955: 232 pages1955: 232 pages1955: 258 pages1959: 232 pages1959: 248 pages1962: 232 pages1962: 221 pages1968: 258 pages1969: 264 pages1970: 214 pages1971: 248 pages1980: 232 pages1986: 260 pages1986: 260 pages1989: 248 pages1989: 247 pages1998: 245 pages2003: 256 pages2006: 232 pages2011: 171 pages2015: 250 pages2017: 332 pages2017: 222 pages2017: 332 pages2017: 156 pages2017: 334 pages2017: 222 pages2017: 332 pages2018: 184 pages2018: 272 pages2018: 268 pages2025: 288 pagesmedian 248
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 40 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 169 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2025Penguin Random House–288OL57516239M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–184OL55671935M
2018Penguin Random House–272OL28696701M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–268OL54719828M
2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–332OL56401468M
2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–222OL55214089M
2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–332OL56117151M
2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–156OL56295395M

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Questions

How many pages is Homage to Catalonia?
About 248 pages: that is the median of 40 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 156 to 334 pages.
How long does it take to read Homage to Catalonia?
About 4 h 47 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is Homage to Catalonia?
Roughly 68,000 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)).