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Book · by George MacDonald · first published 1895

How many pages is Lilith?

Lilith by George MacDonald has a median of 270 pages across 107 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 256 to 341 pages.

Median pages
270
107 editions counted
Range
134–536
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.2h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
74k
at 275 words per page

How long will Lilith take you?

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Reading time
5 h 12 min
At 30 min a day
11 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2004001900195020001895: 351 pages1895: 351 pages1896: 351 pages1924: 396 pages1969: 274 pages1971: 274 pages1981: 252 pages1981: 252 pages1989: 240 pages1994: 388 pages2001: 284 pages2002: 264 pages2002: 284 pages2003: 204 pages2004: 260 pages2005: 228 pages2006: 368 pages2006: 536 pages2006: 318 pages2006: 392 pages2006: 238 pages2007: 274 pages2007: 280 pages2007: 302 pages2008: 238 pages2008: 360 pages2008: 222 pages2011: 254 pages2011: 220 pages2012: 290 pages2012: 270 pages2012: 176 pages2013: 270 pages2013: 432 pages2013: 290 pages2013: 264 pages2013: 192 pages2014: 264 pages2014: 214 pages2014: 264 pages2014: 394 pages2014: 264 pages2014: 344 pages2014: 134 pages2014: 270 pages2014: 300 pages2014: 278 pages2014: 270 pages2015: 264 pages2015: 270 pages2015: 260 pages2015: 154 pages2016: 260 pages2016: 258 pages2016: 258 pages2016: 258 pages2016: 260 pages2016: 258 pages2016: 270 pages2016: 258 pages2016: 258 pages2017: 300 pages2017: 360 pages2017: 257 pages2017: 144 pages2017: 360 pages2017: 258 pages2017: 270 pages2017: 258 pages2017: 190 pages2017: 144 pages2018: 266 pages2018: 254 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 292 pages2018: 254 pages2018: 190 pages2018: 142 pages2018: 178 pages2018: 176 pages2018: 270 pages2020: 341 pages2020: 341 pages2020: 341 pages2020: 235 pages2020: 341 pages2020: 286 pages2020: 341 pages2020: 332 pages2021: 330 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 288 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 330 pages2021: 411 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 328 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 250 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 286 pages2021: 341 pages2022: 226 pagesmedian 270
2004001900195020001895: 351 pages1895: 351 pages1896: 351 pages1924: 396 pages1969: 274 pages1971: 274 pages1981: 252 pages1981: 252 pages1989: 240 pages1994: 388 pages2001: 284 pages2002: 264 pages2002: 284 pages2003: 204 pages2004: 260 pages2005: 228 pages2006: 368 pages2006: 536 pages2006: 318 pages2006: 392 pages2006: 238 pages2007: 274 pages2007: 280 pages2007: 302 pages2008: 238 pages2008: 360 pages2008: 222 pages2011: 254 pages2011: 220 pages2012: 290 pages2012: 270 pages2012: 176 pages2013: 270 pages2013: 432 pages2013: 290 pages2013: 264 pages2013: 192 pages2014: 264 pages2014: 214 pages2014: 264 pages2014: 394 pages2014: 264 pages2014: 344 pages2014: 134 pages2014: 270 pages2014: 300 pages2014: 278 pages2014: 270 pages2015: 264 pages2015: 270 pages2015: 260 pages2015: 154 pages2016: 260 pages2016: 258 pages2016: 258 pages2016: 258 pages2016: 260 pages2016: 258 pages2016: 270 pages2016: 258 pages2016: 258 pages2017: 300 pages2017: 360 pages2017: 257 pages2017: 144 pages2017: 360 pages2017: 258 pages2017: 270 pages2017: 258 pages2017: 190 pages2017: 144 pages2018: 266 pages2018: 254 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 292 pages2018: 254 pages2018: 190 pages2018: 142 pages2018: 178 pages2018: 176 pages2018: 270 pages2020: 341 pages2020: 341 pages2020: 341 pages2020: 235 pages2020: 341 pages2020: 286 pages2020: 341 pages2020: 332 pages2021: 330 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 288 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 330 pages2021: 411 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 328 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 250 pages2021: 341 pages2021: 286 pages2021: 341 pages2022: 226 pagesmedian 270
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

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
Hardcover28435 h 28 min
Paperback277145 h 20 min

Editions counted

The 107 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 4 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 480 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2022Wildside Press, LLC–226OL57774195M
2021Independently Published–330OL34267500M
2021Independently Published–341OL34328917M
2021Independently Published–288OL34349423M
2021Independently Published–341OL34297226M
2021Independently Published–341OL34198540M
2021Independently Published–341OL34293343M
2021Independently Published–330OL34348582M

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Questions

How many pages is Lilith?
About 270 pages: that is the median of 107 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 134 to 536 pages.
How long does it take to read Lilith?
About 5 h 12 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is Lilith?
Roughly 74,000 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)).