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How many pages is Methuselah's Children?

Methuselah's Children by Robert A. Heinlein has a median of 190 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 171 to 196 pages.

Median pages
190
12 editions counted
Range
160–276
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.3h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
52k
at 275 words per page

How long will Methuselah's Children 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
3 h 20 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

150200250196019701980199020001958: 160 pages1958: 160 pages1958: 276 pages1958: 188 pages1963: 192 pages1963: 191 pages1973: 175 pages1975: 192 pages1976: 160 pages1980: 175 pages1986: 276 pages2002: 208 pagesmedian 189
1502002501960198020001958: 160 pages1958: 160 pages1958: 276 pages1958: 188 pages1963: 192 pages1963: 191 pages1973: 175 pages1975: 192 pages1976: 160 pages1980: 175 pages1986: 276 pages2002: 208 pagesmedian 189
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 37 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2002Robert Hale–208OL20867806M
1986Baen BooksPaperback276OL24614558M
1980New English Library/Times Mirror–175OL32356397M
1976Aeonian Press–160OL22811361M
1975Gollancz–192OL15068582M
1973New English Library–175OL51726118M
1963Gollancz–192OL19015071M
1963Gollancz–191OL17256107M

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Questions

How many pages is Methuselah's Children?
About 190 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 160 to 276 pages.
How long does it take to read Methuselah's Children?
About 3 h 20 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Methuselah's Children?
Roughly 52,000 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)).