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Book · by Willa Cather · first published 2005

How many pages is My Ántonia?

My Ántonia by Willa Cather has a median of 272 pages across 171 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 222 to 371 pages.

Median pages
272
171 editions counted
Range
124–576
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
75k
at 275 words per page

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Reading time
4 h 48 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.

20040060019251950197520001918: 460 pages1918: 418 pages1918: 418 pages1919: 418 pages1919: 230 pages1923: 418 pages1924: 418 pages1924: 418 pages1926: 418 pages1926: 371 pages1926: 418 pages1926: 462 pages1926: 371 pages1926: 418 pages1926: 371 pages1937: 371 pages1943: 217 pages1946: 371 pages1946: 372 pages1946: 371 pages1946: 410 pages1949: 266 pages1949: 294 pages1949: 266 pages1949: 290 pages1949: 290 pages1952: 305 pages1954: 246 pages1954: 372 pages1954: 371 pages1954: 246 pages1954: 408 pages1954: 454 pages1954: 371 pages1954: 371 pages1954: 371 pages1955: 273 pages1961: 371 pages1962: 371 pages1962: 372 pages1966: 418 pages1968: 294 pages1977: 371 pages1978: 280 pages1981: 288 pages1986: 381 pages1988: 238 pages1993: 238 pages1994: 310 pages1994: 544 pages1994: 176 pages1994: 288 pages1994: 310 pages1994: 290 pages1994: 272 pages1994: 288 pages1994: 175 pages1995: 272 pages1995: 244 pages1995: 272 pages1996: 272 pages1996: 215 pages1996: 314 pages1997: 384 pages1997: 399 pages1998: 240 pages1999: 272 pages2000: 393 pages2000: 232 pages2000: 207 pages2002: 301 pages2003: 233 pages2003: 322 pages2003: 249 pages2003: 576 pages2004: 314 pages2005: 286 pages2005: 288 pages2005: 272 pages2006: 384 pages2006: 328 pages2006: 228 pages2006: 312 pages2007: 148 pages2007: 200 pages2007: 264 pages2008: 182 pages2008: 228 pages2008: 346 pages2009: 320 pages2010: 162 pages2010: 150 pages2010: 202 pages2012: 304 pages2013: 486 pages2013: 194 pages2013: 360 pages2013: 184 pages2014: 204 pages2014: 160 pages2014: 142 pages2014: 138 pages2014: 212 pages2015: 232 pages2015: 232 pages2015: 234 pages2015: 232 pages2015: 282 pages2015: 275 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2017: 124 pages2017: 240 pages2017: 192 pages2017: 440 pages2017: 378 pages2017: 308 pages2017: 440 pages2017: 192 pages2017: 134 pages2018: 352 pages2018: 222 pages2018: 256 pages2018: 156 pages2018: 230 pages2018: 256 pages2018: 342 pages2018: 234 pages2018: 128 pages2018: 350 pages2018: 234 pages2018: 230 pages2019: 128 pages2019: 272 pages2019: 272 pages2020: 392 pages2020: 178 pages2020: 220 pages2020: 181 pages2020: 296 pages2020: 374 pages2020: 373 pages2020: 178 pages2021: 286 pages2021: 141 pages2021: 289 pages2021: 222 pages2021: 296 pages2021: 282 pages2021: 286 pages2021: 296 pages2021: 223 pages2021: 288 pages2024: 228 pagesmedian 272
200400600195020001918: 460 pages1918: 418 pages1918: 418 pages1919: 418 pages1919: 230 pages1923: 418 pages1924: 418 pages1924: 418 pages1926: 418 pages1926: 371 pages1926: 418 pages1926: 462 pages1926: 371 pages1926: 418 pages1926: 371 pages1937: 371 pages1943: 217 pages1946: 371 pages1946: 372 pages1946: 371 pages1946: 410 pages1949: 266 pages1949: 294 pages1949: 266 pages1949: 290 pages1949: 290 pages1952: 305 pages1954: 246 pages1954: 372 pages1954: 371 pages1954: 246 pages1954: 408 pages1954: 454 pages1954: 371 pages1954: 371 pages1954: 371 pages1955: 273 pages1961: 371 pages1962: 371 pages1962: 372 pages1966: 418 pages1968: 294 pages1977: 371 pages1978: 280 pages1981: 288 pages1986: 381 pages1988: 238 pages1993: 238 pages1994: 310 pages1994: 544 pages1994: 176 pages1994: 288 pages1994: 310 pages1994: 290 pages1994: 272 pages1994: 288 pages1994: 175 pages1995: 272 pages1995: 244 pages1995: 272 pages1996: 272 pages1996: 215 pages1996: 314 pages1997: 384 pages1997: 399 pages1998: 240 pages1999: 272 pages2000: 393 pages2000: 232 pages2000: 207 pages2002: 301 pages2003: 233 pages2003: 322 pages2003: 249 pages2003: 576 pages2004: 314 pages2005: 286 pages2005: 288 pages2005: 272 pages2006: 384 pages2006: 328 pages2006: 228 pages2006: 312 pages2007: 148 pages2007: 200 pages2007: 264 pages2008: 182 pages2008: 228 pages2008: 346 pages2009: 320 pages2010: 162 pages2010: 150 pages2010: 202 pages2012: 304 pages2013: 486 pages2013: 194 pages2013: 360 pages2013: 184 pages2014: 204 pages2014: 160 pages2014: 142 pages2014: 138 pages2014: 212 pages2015: 232 pages2015: 232 pages2015: 234 pages2015: 232 pages2015: 282 pages2015: 275 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 192 pages2016: 232 pages2017: 124 pages2017: 240 pages2017: 192 pages2017: 440 pages2017: 378 pages2017: 308 pages2017: 440 pages2017: 192 pages2017: 134 pages2018: 352 pages2018: 222 pages2018: 256 pages2018: 156 pages2018: 230 pages2018: 256 pages2018: 342 pages2018: 234 pages2018: 128 pages2018: 350 pages2018: 234 pages2018: 230 pages2019: 128 pages2019: 272 pages2019: 272 pages2020: 392 pages2020: 178 pages2020: 220 pages2020: 181 pages2020: 296 pages2020: 374 pages2020: 373 pages2020: 178 pages2021: 286 pages2021: 141 pages2021: 289 pages2021: 222 pages2021: 296 pages2021: 282 pages2021: 286 pages2021: 296 pages2021: 223 pages2021: 288 pages2024: 228 pagesmedian 272
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
Hardcover25644 h 31 min
Paperback305125 h 23 min

Editions counted

The 171 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 10 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 832 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2024Nasionale Boekhandel–228OL53374466M
2021Independently Published–286OL34279940M
2021Independently Published–141OL34197153M
2021Independently Published–289OL34280127M
2021West Margin Press–222OL34142307M
2021Independently Published–296OL34299777M
2021Independently Published–282OL34350198M
2021Independently Published–286OL34337423M

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Questions

How many pages is My Ántonia?
About 272 pages: that is the median of 171 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 124 to 576 pages.
How long does it take to read My Ántonia?
About 4 h 48 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is My Ántonia?
Roughly 75,000 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)).