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Book · by Louisa May Alcott · first published 1913

How many pages is Little Men?

Little Men by Louisa May Alcott has a median of 335 pages across 175 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 272 to 374 pages.

Median pages
335
175 editions counted
Range
159–636
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
92k
at 275 words per page

How long will Little Men take you?

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Reading time
5 h 54 min
At 30 min a day
12 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.

2004006001900195020001871: 376 pages1879: 351 pages1885: 376 pages1887: 376 pages1888: 376 pages1892: 376 pages1895: 384 pages1899: 376 pages1900: 384 pages1901: 381 pages1901: 376 pages1909: 381 pages1910: 381 pages1913: 381 pages1913: 381 pages1913: 354 pages1913: 335 pages1915: 376 pages1924: 335 pages1928: 405 pages1929: 335 pages1931: 292 pages1933: 312 pages1933: 312 pages1934: 381 pages1934: 335 pages1940: 335 pages1940: 234 pages1947: 357 pages1947: 385 pages1947: 368 pages1947: 385 pages1947: 372 pages1950: 303 pages1950: 303 pages1955: 283 pages1955: 384 pages1962: 315 pages1963: 312 pages1963: 312 pages1963: 402 pages1963: 375 pages1965: 262 pages1965: 252 pages1965: 252 pages1971: 354 pages1983: 350 pages1985: 372 pages1986: 352 pages1987: 369 pages1991: 202 pages1991: 202 pages1994: 332 pages1994: 332 pages1995: 400 pages1995: 423 pages1995: 423 pages1997: 206 pages1999: 273 pages2001: 300 pages2001: 284 pages2004: 352 pages2004: 406 pages2004: 346 pages2005: 496 pages2005: 300 pages2005: 564 pages2006: 352 pages2006: 352 pages2006: 242 pages2007: 499 pages2007: 306 pages2007: 204 pages2007: 280 pages2007: 312 pages2007: 172 pages2008: 424 pages2009: 228 pages2010: 278 pages2011: 228 pages2011: 242 pages2011: 232 pages2012: 228 pages2012: 301 pages2012: 298 pages2012: 266 pages2012: 190 pages2012: 292 pages2012: 348 pages2012: 312 pages2012: 210 pages2013: 258 pages2013: 302 pages2013: 194 pages2013: 194 pages2013: 272 pages2013: 252 pages2013: 368 pages2013: 368 pages2013: 240 pages2013: 194 pages2013: 334 pages2013: 406 pages2013: 248 pages2014: 174 pages2015: 300 pages2015: 234 pages2016: 282 pages2016: 208 pages2016: 260 pages2016: 260 pages2016: 280 pages2016: 230 pages2016: 270 pages2017: 340 pages2017: 268 pages2017: 342 pages2017: 386 pages2017: 496 pages2017: 278 pages2017: 250 pages2017: 184 pages2017: 220 pages2017: 340 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 432 pages2018: 238 pages2018: 598 pages2018: 636 pages2018: 274 pages2018: 286 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 280 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 598 pages2018: 636 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 278 pages2019: 159 pages2019: 400 pages2019: 400 pages2019: 400 pages2020: 256 pages2020: 410 pages2020: 238 pages2020: 232 pages2020: 346 pages2020: 273 pages2020: 346 pages2020: 277 pages2020: 346 pages2020: 234 pages2020: 300 pages2020: 346 pages2020: 396 pages2020: 339 pages2020: 346 pages2020: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 289 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 401 pages2021: 369 pages2021: 283 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 340 pages2021: 254 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 336 pagesmedian 335
2004006001900195020001871: 376 pages1879: 351 pages1885: 376 pages1887: 376 pages1888: 376 pages1892: 376 pages1895: 384 pages1899: 376 pages1900: 384 pages1901: 381 pages1901: 376 pages1909: 381 pages1910: 381 pages1913: 381 pages1913: 381 pages1913: 354 pages1913: 335 pages1915: 376 pages1924: 335 pages1928: 405 pages1929: 335 pages1931: 292 pages1933: 312 pages1933: 312 pages1934: 381 pages1934: 335 pages1940: 335 pages1940: 234 pages1947: 357 pages1947: 385 pages1947: 368 pages1947: 385 pages1947: 372 pages1950: 303 pages1950: 303 pages1955: 283 pages1955: 384 pages1962: 315 pages1963: 312 pages1963: 312 pages1963: 402 pages1963: 375 pages1965: 262 pages1965: 252 pages1965: 252 pages1971: 354 pages1983: 350 pages1985: 372 pages1986: 352 pages1987: 369 pages1991: 202 pages1991: 202 pages1994: 332 pages1994: 332 pages1995: 400 pages1995: 423 pages1995: 423 pages1997: 206 pages1999: 273 pages2001: 300 pages2001: 284 pages2004: 352 pages2004: 406 pages2004: 346 pages2005: 496 pages2005: 300 pages2005: 564 pages2006: 352 pages2006: 352 pages2006: 242 pages2007: 499 pages2007: 306 pages2007: 204 pages2007: 280 pages2007: 312 pages2007: 172 pages2008: 424 pages2009: 228 pages2010: 278 pages2011: 228 pages2011: 242 pages2011: 232 pages2012: 228 pages2012: 301 pages2012: 298 pages2012: 266 pages2012: 190 pages2012: 292 pages2012: 348 pages2012: 312 pages2012: 210 pages2013: 258 pages2013: 302 pages2013: 194 pages2013: 194 pages2013: 272 pages2013: 252 pages2013: 368 pages2013: 368 pages2013: 240 pages2013: 194 pages2013: 334 pages2013: 406 pages2013: 248 pages2014: 174 pages2015: 300 pages2015: 234 pages2016: 282 pages2016: 208 pages2016: 260 pages2016: 260 pages2016: 280 pages2016: 230 pages2016: 270 pages2017: 340 pages2017: 268 pages2017: 342 pages2017: 386 pages2017: 496 pages2017: 278 pages2017: 250 pages2017: 184 pages2017: 220 pages2017: 340 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 432 pages2018: 238 pages2018: 598 pages2018: 636 pages2018: 274 pages2018: 286 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 280 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 598 pages2018: 636 pages2018: 278 pages2018: 278 pages2019: 159 pages2019: 400 pages2019: 400 pages2019: 400 pages2020: 256 pages2020: 410 pages2020: 238 pages2020: 232 pages2020: 346 pages2020: 273 pages2020: 346 pages2020: 277 pages2020: 346 pages2020: 234 pages2020: 300 pages2020: 346 pages2020: 396 pages2020: 339 pages2020: 346 pages2020: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 289 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 401 pages2021: 369 pages2021: 283 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 340 pages2021: 254 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 346 pages2021: 336 pagesmedian 335
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
Hardcover306115 h 24 min
Paperback29085 h 07 min

Editions counted

The 175 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 2 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 634 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–346OL34362856M
2021Independently Published–346OL34291601M
2021Independently Published–289OL34291856M
2021Independently Published–346OL34351459M
2021Independently Published–401OL34211535M
2021Independently Published–369OL34259561M
2021Independently Published–283OL34211121M
2021Independently Published–346OL34332378M

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Questions

How many pages is Little Men?
About 335 pages: that is the median of 175 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 159 to 636 pages.
How long does it take to read Little Men?
About 5 h 54 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is Little Men?
Roughly 92,000 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)).