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How many pages is Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes?

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle has a median of 259 pages across 112 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 240 to 307 pages.

Median pages
259
112 editions counted
Range
129–472
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
71k
at 275 words per page

How long will Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes take you?

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Reading time
4 h 34 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.

2004001900195020001894: 279 pages1894: 259 pages1894: 259 pages1898: 296 pages1902: 395 pages1910: 259 pages1919: 248 pages1922: 259 pages1930: 313 pages1930: 264 pages1949: 313 pages1949: 250 pages1950: 255 pages1950: 313 pages1951: 256 pages1954: 313 pages1957: 255 pages1961: 273 pages1963: 254 pages1965: 251 pages1966: 452 pages1966: 251 pages1966: 255 pages1966: 452 pages1970: 255 pages1974: 266 pages1975: 240 pages1975: 279 pages1975: 240 pages1976: 156 pages1980: 290 pages1981: 250 pages1985: 240 pages1988: 285 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1996: 266 pages1998: 270 pages2001: 252 pages2001: 318 pages2004: 244 pages2004: 344 pages2004: 336 pages2004: 240 pages2004: 444 pages2005: 472 pages2005: 188 pages2005: 188 pages2005: 172 pages2005: 272 pages2006: 202 pages2006: 256 pages2006: 304 pages2006: 344 pages2006: 230 pages2006: 272 pages2007: 232 pages2007: 244 pages2007: 272 pages2008: 298 pages2009: 255 pages2011: 259 pages2012: 340 pages2014: 320 pages2015: 156 pages2015: 238 pages2016: 320 pages2016: 238 pages2016: 312 pages2016: 304 pages2018: 238 pages2018: 288 pages2019: 256 pages2019: 232 pages2019: 200 pages2020: 204 pages2020: 233 pages2020: 220 pages2020: 149 pages2020: 129 pages2020: 307 pages2020: 149 pages2020: 307 pages2020: 307 pages2020: 151 pages2020: 222 pages2020: 307 pages2020: 307 pages2020: 306 pages2020: 151 pages2020: 352 pages2020: 230 pages2020: 306 pages2020: 307 pages2021: 307 pages2021: 307 pages2021: 159 pages2021: 307 pages2021: 307 pages2021: 148 pages2021: 305 pages2021: 233 pages2021: 258 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 307 pages2021: 307 pagesmedian 259
2004001900195020001894: 279 pages1894: 259 pages1894: 259 pages1898: 296 pages1902: 395 pages1910: 259 pages1919: 248 pages1922: 259 pages1930: 313 pages1930: 264 pages1949: 313 pages1949: 250 pages1950: 255 pages1950: 313 pages1951: 256 pages1954: 313 pages1957: 255 pages1961: 273 pages1963: 254 pages1965: 251 pages1966: 452 pages1966: 251 pages1966: 255 pages1966: 452 pages1970: 255 pages1974: 266 pages1975: 240 pages1975: 279 pages1975: 240 pages1976: 156 pages1980: 290 pages1981: 250 pages1985: 240 pages1988: 285 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1994: 259 pages1996: 266 pages1998: 270 pages2001: 252 pages2001: 318 pages2004: 244 pages2004: 344 pages2004: 336 pages2004: 240 pages2004: 444 pages2005: 472 pages2005: 188 pages2005: 188 pages2005: 172 pages2005: 272 pages2006: 202 pages2006: 256 pages2006: 304 pages2006: 344 pages2006: 230 pages2006: 272 pages2007: 232 pages2007: 244 pages2007: 272 pages2008: 298 pages2009: 255 pages2011: 259 pages2012: 340 pages2014: 320 pages2015: 156 pages2015: 238 pages2016: 320 pages2016: 238 pages2016: 312 pages2016: 304 pages2018: 238 pages2018: 288 pages2019: 256 pages2019: 232 pages2019: 200 pages2020: 204 pages2020: 233 pages2020: 220 pages2020: 149 pages2020: 129 pages2020: 307 pages2020: 149 pages2020: 307 pages2020: 307 pages2020: 151 pages2020: 222 pages2020: 307 pages2020: 307 pages2020: 306 pages2020: 151 pages2020: 352 pages2020: 230 pages2020: 306 pages2020: 307 pages2021: 307 pages2021: 307 pages2021: 159 pages2021: 307 pages2021: 307 pages2021: 148 pages2021: 305 pages2021: 233 pages2021: 258 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 307 pages2021: 307 pagesmedian 259
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 1 edition 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
Hardcover262184 h 38 min
Paperback256264 h 31 min
Mass market24544 h 19 min

Editions counted

The 112 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 530 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–307OL34205405M
2021Independently Published–307OL34253732M
2021Independently Published–159OL34218508M
2021Independently Published–307OL34218945M
2021Independently Published–307OL34282820M
2021Independently Published–148OL34220361M
2021Independently Published–305OL34311463M
2021Independently Published–233OL34152650M

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Questions

How many pages is Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes?
About 259 pages: that is the median of 112 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 129 to 472 pages.
How long does it take to read Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes?
About 4 h 34 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes?
Roughly 71,000 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)).