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Book · by Victor Hugo · first published 1862

How many pages is Les Misérables?

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo has a median of 432 pages across 98 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 374 to 549 pages.

Median pages
432
98 editions counted
Range
246–1,042
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
119k
at 275 words per page

How long will Les Misérables 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
7 h 37 min
At 30 min a day
16 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

5001,0001900195020001862: 749 pages1895: 533 pages1896: 325 pages1900: 284 pages1900: 585 pages1903: 391 pages1903: 391 pages1915: 377 pages1925: 585 pages1925: 414 pages1932: 600 pages1943: 502 pages1952: 724 pages1952: 667 pages1961: 334 pages1968: 667 pages1979: 585 pages1982: 334 pages1993: 520 pages1996: 321 pages2001: 380 pages2001: 460 pages2001: 736 pages2001: 332 pages2001: 380 pages2001: 332 pages2001: 460 pages2003: 896 pages2003: 846 pages2005: 630 pages2006: 268 pages2007: 304 pages2009: 482 pages2009: 432 pages2009: 454 pages2009: 454 pages2009: 454 pages2009: 481 pages2009: 314 pages2009: 482 pages2009: 390 pages2009: 390 pages2009: 318 pages2009: 424 pages2009: 454 pages2009: 481 pages2009: 482 pages2009: 318 pages2009: 390 pages2009: 318 pages2009: 388 pages2009: 424 pages2009: 318 pages2010: 564 pages2010: 546 pages2010: 594 pages2010: 468 pages2010: 550 pages2010: 520 pages2010: 780 pages2010: 362 pages2010: 594 pages2010: 400 pages2010: 622 pages2010: 378 pages2010: 354 pages2010: 402 pages2010: 376 pages2010: 290 pages2010: 434 pages2010: 590 pages2010: 462 pages2010: 364 pages2010: 374 pages2010: 826 pages2010: 430 pages2010: 540 pages2010: 432 pages2010: 406 pages2010: 386 pages2010: 550 pages2010: 422 pages2010: 396 pages2010: 362 pages2011: 960 pages2011: 1,042 pages2012: 656 pages2012: 338 pages2012: 356 pages2012: 246 pages2012: 304 pages2012: 272 pages2012: 694 pages2013: 402 pages2016: 464 pages2018: 376 pagesmedian 432
5001,000190020001862: 749 pages1895: 533 pages1896: 325 pages1900: 284 pages1900: 585 pages1903: 391 pages1903: 391 pages1915: 377 pages1925: 585 pages1925: 414 pages1932: 600 pages1943: 502 pages1952: 724 pages1952: 667 pages1961: 334 pages1968: 667 pages1979: 585 pages1982: 334 pages1993: 520 pages1996: 321 pages2001: 380 pages2001: 460 pages2001: 736 pages2001: 332 pages2001: 380 pages2001: 332 pages2001: 460 pages2003: 896 pages2003: 846 pages2005: 630 pages2006: 268 pages2007: 304 pages2009: 482 pages2009: 432 pages2009: 454 pages2009: 454 pages2009: 454 pages2009: 481 pages2009: 314 pages2009: 482 pages2009: 390 pages2009: 390 pages2009: 318 pages2009: 424 pages2009: 454 pages2009: 481 pages2009: 482 pages2009: 318 pages2009: 390 pages2009: 318 pages2009: 388 pages2009: 424 pages2009: 318 pages2010: 564 pages2010: 546 pages2010: 594 pages2010: 468 pages2010: 550 pages2010: 520 pages2010: 780 pages2010: 362 pages2010: 594 pages2010: 400 pages2010: 622 pages2010: 378 pages2010: 354 pages2010: 402 pages2010: 376 pages2010: 290 pages2010: 434 pages2010: 590 pages2010: 462 pages2010: 364 pages2010: 374 pages2010: 826 pages2010: 430 pages2010: 540 pages2010: 432 pages2010: 406 pages2010: 386 pages2010: 550 pages2010: 422 pages2010: 396 pages2010: 362 pages2011: 960 pages2011: 1,042 pages2012: 656 pages2012: 338 pages2012: 356 pages2012: 246 pages2012: 304 pages2012: 272 pages2012: 694 pages2013: 402 pages2016: 464 pages2018: 376 pagesmedian 432
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 2 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.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover38036 h 42 min
Paperback42067 h 24 min
Mass market575210 h 08 min

Editions counted

The 98 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 45 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 557 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018UDON Entertainment Corporation–376OL28646590M
2016Pan Macmillan–464OL33307884M
2013HardPress–402OL28518917M
2012Simon & Schuster, Limited–656OL33445438M
2012General Books LLC–338OL28443783M
2012General Books LLC–356OL28446584M
2012General Books LLC–246OL28446498M
2012General Books LLC–304OL28443857M

Questions

How many pages is Les Misérables?
About 432 pages: that is the median of 98 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 246 to 1,042 pages.
How long does it take to read Les Misérables?
About 7 h 37 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 16 days.
How many words is Les Misérables?
Roughly 119,000 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)).