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How many pages is Maurice?

Maurice by E. M. Forster has a median of 256 pages across 18 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 240 to 256 pages.

Median pages
256
18 editions counted
Range
221–330
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
70k
at 275 words per page

How long will Maurice 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
4 h 31 min
At 30 min a day
10 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

25030019801990200020101971: 240 pages1971: 241 pages1971: 240 pages1971: 256 pages1971: 240 pages1971: 256 pages1972: 221 pages1972: 222 pages1973: 252 pages1981: 256 pages1981: 256 pages1993: 256 pages1995: 319 pages1997: 330 pages1999: 321 pages2005: 256 pages2011: 304 pages2015: 252 pagesmedian 256
250300198020001971: 240 pages1971: 241 pages1971: 240 pages1971: 256 pages1971: 240 pages1971: 256 pages1972: 221 pages1972: 222 pages1973: 252 pages1981: 256 pages1981: 256 pages1993: 256 pages1995: 319 pages1997: 330 pages1999: 321 pages2005: 256 pages2011: 304 pages2015: 252 pagesmedian 256
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 18 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 59 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2015RosettaBooks–252OL29463697M
2011Hodder & Stoughton–304OL53238633M
2005W. W. Norton–256OL7453054M
1999Andre Deutsch–321OL15560756M
1997Quality Paperback Book Club–330OL58940654M
1995Softback Preview–319OL18229174M
1993W.W. Norton & Co.–256OL1736124M
1981Norton–256OL7450510M

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Questions

How many pages is Maurice?
About 256 pages: that is the median of 18 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 221 to 330 pages.
How long does it take to read Maurice?
About 4 h 31 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is Maurice?
Roughly 70,000 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)).