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How many pages is Hondo?

Hondo by Louis L'Amour has a median of 179 pages across 14 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 159 to 234 pages.

Median pages
179
14 editions counted
Range
158–388
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
49k
at 275 words per page

How long will Hondo 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
3 h 09 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.

2003004001960198020001953: 159 pages1966: 159 pages1967: 158 pages1972: 313 pages1973: 159 pages1978: 159 pages1983: 179 pages1983: 179 pages1989: 181 pages1994: 247 pages2003: 178 pages2004: 388 pages2004: 194 pages2019: 272 pagesmedian 179
200300400197520001953: 159 pages1966: 159 pages1967: 158 pages1972: 313 pages1973: 159 pages1978: 159 pages1983: 179 pages1983: 179 pages1989: 181 pages1994: 247 pages2003: 178 pages2004: 388 pages2004: 194 pages2019: 272 pagesmedian 179
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 14 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 30 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2019Random House Publishing Group–272OL29422597M
2004Random House Large Print–388OL3303606M
2004Bantam Books–194OL3322164M
2003Book-of-the-Month ClubUnknown Binding178OL9444010M
1994G.K. Hall–247OL1425334M
1989Bantam Bks–181OL15063751M
1983Bantam Books–179OL24382020M
1983Corgi–179OL15061845M

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Questions

How many pages is Hondo?
About 179 pages: that is the median of 14 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 158 to 388 pages.
How long does it take to read Hondo?
About 3 h 09 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Hondo?
Roughly 49,000 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)).