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How many pages is Lord Jim?

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad has a median of 392 pages across 148 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 316 to 417 pages.

Median pages
392
148 editions counted
Range
184–680
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
108k
at 275 words per page

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Reading time
6 h 55 min
At 30 min a day
14 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

200400600190019251950197520001900: 451 pages1900: 451 pages1900: 451 pages1906: 451 pages1909: 392 pages1915: 392 pages1918: 392 pages1920: 319 pages1920: 417 pages1920: 417 pages1920: 417 pages1920: 392 pages1921: 417 pages1921: 417 pages1922: 392 pages1924: 417 pages1924: 417 pages1925: 417 pages1925: 417 pages1926: 417 pages1927: 309 pages1927: 417 pages1928: 417 pages1929: 417 pages1931: 417 pages1931: 417 pages1931: 417 pages1931: 417 pages1931: 426 pages1935: 307 pages1935: 307 pages1940: 307 pages1946: 417 pages1946: 315 pages1946: 327 pages1948: 422 pages1949: 377 pages1956: 407 pages1957: 369 pages1957: 369 pages1957: 369 pages1957: 271 pages1958: 417 pages1958: 302 pages1959: 407 pages1959: 407 pages1960: 407 pages1961: 417 pages1961: 319 pages1961: 422 pages1961: 417 pages1961: 422 pages1962: 348 pages1963: 422 pages1963: 321 pages1964: 369 pages1965: 299 pages1966: 352 pages1968: 416 pages1968: 486 pages1974: 327 pages1974: 352 pages1975: 302 pages1977: 318 pages1977: 407 pages1977: 407 pages1978: 432 pages1981: 271 pages1981: 271 pages1981: 317 pages1981: 493 pages1982: 320 pages1983: 426 pages1984: 315 pages1986: 384 pages1988: 377 pages1992: 437 pages1992: 480 pages1992: 437 pages1993: 307 pages1996: 506 pages1996: 294 pages1996: 506 pages1998: 304 pages1999: 354 pages1999: 246 pages2000: 323 pages2000: 320 pages2000: 312 pages2001: 455 pages2001: 519 pages2002: 340 pages2003: 284 pages2003: 332 pages2003: 332 pages2003: 296 pages2003: 284 pages2004: 416 pages2004: 260 pages2005: 468 pages2005: 264 pages2005: 284 pages2005: 262 pages2005: 284 pages2005: 362 pages2005: 680 pages2006: 376 pages2006: 380 pages2006: 448 pages2006: 380 pages2006: 370 pages2006: 284 pages2006: 376 pages2006: 284 pages2006: 374 pages2006: 376 pages2006: 378 pages2006: 396 pages2007: 316 pages2007: 184 pages2007: 356 pages2007: 446 pages2007: 400 pages2007: 284 pages2007: 316 pages2007: 284 pages2008: 400 pages2015: 336 pages2020: 236 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 294 pages2020: 212 pages2020: 236 pages2020: 494 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 419 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 414 pages2020: 494 pages2020: 296 pages2021: 412 pages2021: 404 pages2021: 412 pages2021: 412 pages2021: 204 pages2021: 412 pagesmedian 392
2004006001900195020001900: 451 pages1900: 451 pages1900: 451 pages1906: 451 pages1909: 392 pages1915: 392 pages1918: 392 pages1920: 319 pages1920: 417 pages1920: 417 pages1920: 417 pages1920: 392 pages1921: 417 pages1921: 417 pages1922: 392 pages1924: 417 pages1924: 417 pages1925: 417 pages1925: 417 pages1926: 417 pages1927: 309 pages1927: 417 pages1928: 417 pages1929: 417 pages1931: 417 pages1931: 417 pages1931: 417 pages1931: 417 pages1931: 426 pages1935: 307 pages1935: 307 pages1940: 307 pages1946: 417 pages1946: 315 pages1946: 327 pages1948: 422 pages1949: 377 pages1956: 407 pages1957: 369 pages1957: 369 pages1957: 369 pages1957: 271 pages1958: 417 pages1958: 302 pages1959: 407 pages1959: 407 pages1960: 407 pages1961: 417 pages1961: 319 pages1961: 422 pages1961: 417 pages1961: 422 pages1962: 348 pages1963: 422 pages1963: 321 pages1964: 369 pages1965: 299 pages1966: 352 pages1968: 416 pages1968: 486 pages1974: 327 pages1974: 352 pages1975: 302 pages1977: 318 pages1977: 407 pages1977: 407 pages1978: 432 pages1981: 271 pages1981: 271 pages1981: 317 pages1981: 493 pages1982: 320 pages1983: 426 pages1984: 315 pages1986: 384 pages1988: 377 pages1992: 437 pages1992: 480 pages1992: 437 pages1993: 307 pages1996: 506 pages1996: 294 pages1996: 506 pages1998: 304 pages1999: 354 pages1999: 246 pages2000: 323 pages2000: 320 pages2000: 312 pages2001: 455 pages2001: 519 pages2002: 340 pages2003: 284 pages2003: 332 pages2003: 332 pages2003: 296 pages2003: 284 pages2004: 416 pages2004: 260 pages2005: 468 pages2005: 264 pages2005: 284 pages2005: 262 pages2005: 284 pages2005: 362 pages2005: 680 pages2006: 376 pages2006: 380 pages2006: 448 pages2006: 380 pages2006: 370 pages2006: 284 pages2006: 376 pages2006: 284 pages2006: 374 pages2006: 376 pages2006: 378 pages2006: 396 pages2007: 316 pages2007: 184 pages2007: 356 pages2007: 446 pages2007: 400 pages2007: 284 pages2007: 316 pages2007: 284 pages2008: 400 pages2015: 336 pages2020: 236 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 294 pages2020: 212 pages2020: 236 pages2020: 494 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 419 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 414 pages2020: 494 pages2020: 296 pages2021: 412 pages2021: 404 pages2021: 412 pages2021: 412 pages2021: 204 pages2021: 412 pagesmedian 392
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
Hardcover332115 h 51 min
Paperback356276 h 17 min
Mass market27134 h 47 min

Editions counted

The 148 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 15 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 345 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–412OL34358909M
2021Independently Published–404OL34287136M
2021Independently Published–412OL34305772M
2021Independently Published–412OL34332797M
2021Independently Published–204OL34254875M
2021Independently Published–412OL34306918M
2020Independently Published–236OL30237684M
2020Independently Published–420OL30262361M

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Questions

How many pages is Lord Jim?
About 392 pages: that is the median of 148 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 184 to 680 pages.
How long does it take to read Lord Jim?
About 6 h 55 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 14 days.
How many words is Lord Jim?
Roughly 108,000 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)).