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How many pages is Northanger Abbey?

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen has a median of 256 pages across 196 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 224 to 281 pages.

Median pages
256
196 editions counted
Range
120–545
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
70k
at 275 words per page

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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.

20040060018501900195020001833: 440 pages1833: 196 pages1833: 440 pages1856: 440 pages1892: 308 pages1902: 245 pages1903: 308 pages1907: 206 pages1930: 274 pages1934: 211 pages1934: 211 pages1934: 225 pages1948: 239 pages1948: 235 pages1948: 239 pages1950: 243 pages1950: 243 pages1950: 243 pages1950: 243 pages1953: 380 pages1957: 225 pages1957: 239 pages1959: 310 pages1960: 219 pages1961: 255 pages1962: 219 pages1962: 239 pages1963: 259 pages1965: 221 pages1965: 221 pages1968: 237 pages1971: 210 pages1976: 211 pages1977: 224 pages1979: 222 pages1979: 240 pages1980: 224 pages1980: 221 pages1983: 194 pages1985: 240 pages1985: 251 pages1989: 252 pages1989: 239 pages1991: 234 pages1991: 222 pages1992: 239 pages1992: 241 pages1994: 165 pages1994: 256 pages1994: 221 pages1994: 240 pages1995: 181 pages1995: 231 pages1995: 176 pages1996: 340 pages1996: 240 pages1996: 304 pages1996: 216 pages1997: 267 pages1998: 291 pages1998: 357 pages1998: 224 pages1999: 215 pages2000: 179 pages2001: 335 pages2002: 280 pages2002: 220 pages2002: 280 pages2003: 254 pages2004: 328 pages2004: 364 pages2004: 301 pages2005: 264 pages2005: 352 pages2005: 281 pages2005: 264 pages2005: 281 pages2005: 288 pages2005: 274 pages2005: 268 pages2005: 260 pages2006: 268 pages2006: 214 pages2006: 352 pages2006: 300 pages2006: 304 pages2006: 264 pages2006: 296 pages2006: 480 pages2006: 422 pages2006: 234 pages2006: 472 pages2006: 228 pages2006: 300 pages2006: 484 pages2006: 488 pages2006: 260 pages2007: 208 pages2007: 200 pages2007: 260 pages2007: 241 pages2007: 432 pages2008: 256 pages2008: 241 pages2008: 212 pages2009: 160 pages2009: 194 pages2010: 236 pages2010: 168 pages2010: 258 pages2011: 320 pages2011: 120 pages2012: 224 pages2012: 324 pages2013: 236 pages2013: 422 pages2013: 248 pages2013: 148 pages2013: 545 pages2014: 384 pages2014: 180 pages2014: 174 pages2014: 304 pages2015: 236 pages2015: 194 pages2016: 160 pages2016: 304 pages2016: 215 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 224 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 272 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 183 pages2019: 277 pages2019: 197 pages2019: 320 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 230 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 234 pages2020: 186 pages2020: 242 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 158 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 192 pages2020: 158 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 277 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 224 pages2020: 328 pages2020: 280 pages2020: 261 pages2020: 170 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 259 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 242 pages2020: 234 pages2020: 230 pages2020: 227 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 303 pages2021: 277 pages2021: 258 pages2021: 259 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 277 pages2021: 258 pages2021: 295 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 130 pages2021: 266 pages2021: 277 pages2021: 294 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 271 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 294 pages2021: 265 pages2021: 277 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 259 pages2022: 256 pagesmedian 256
200400600190020001833: 440 pages1833: 196 pages1833: 440 pages1856: 440 pages1892: 308 pages1902: 245 pages1903: 308 pages1907: 206 pages1930: 274 pages1934: 211 pages1934: 211 pages1934: 225 pages1948: 239 pages1948: 235 pages1948: 239 pages1950: 243 pages1950: 243 pages1950: 243 pages1950: 243 pages1953: 380 pages1957: 225 pages1957: 239 pages1959: 310 pages1960: 219 pages1961: 255 pages1962: 219 pages1962: 239 pages1963: 259 pages1965: 221 pages1965: 221 pages1968: 237 pages1971: 210 pages1976: 211 pages1977: 224 pages1979: 222 pages1979: 240 pages1980: 224 pages1980: 221 pages1983: 194 pages1985: 240 pages1985: 251 pages1989: 252 pages1989: 239 pages1991: 234 pages1991: 222 pages1992: 239 pages1992: 241 pages1994: 165 pages1994: 256 pages1994: 221 pages1994: 240 pages1995: 181 pages1995: 231 pages1995: 176 pages1996: 340 pages1996: 240 pages1996: 304 pages1996: 216 pages1997: 267 pages1998: 291 pages1998: 357 pages1998: 224 pages1999: 215 pages2000: 179 pages2001: 335 pages2002: 280 pages2002: 220 pages2002: 280 pages2003: 254 pages2004: 328 pages2004: 364 pages2004: 301 pages2005: 264 pages2005: 352 pages2005: 281 pages2005: 264 pages2005: 281 pages2005: 288 pages2005: 274 pages2005: 268 pages2005: 260 pages2006: 268 pages2006: 214 pages2006: 352 pages2006: 300 pages2006: 304 pages2006: 264 pages2006: 296 pages2006: 480 pages2006: 422 pages2006: 234 pages2006: 472 pages2006: 228 pages2006: 300 pages2006: 484 pages2006: 488 pages2006: 260 pages2007: 208 pages2007: 200 pages2007: 260 pages2007: 241 pages2007: 432 pages2008: 256 pages2008: 241 pages2008: 212 pages2009: 160 pages2009: 194 pages2010: 236 pages2010: 168 pages2010: 258 pages2011: 320 pages2011: 120 pages2012: 224 pages2012: 324 pages2013: 236 pages2013: 422 pages2013: 248 pages2013: 148 pages2013: 545 pages2014: 384 pages2014: 180 pages2014: 174 pages2014: 304 pages2015: 236 pages2015: 194 pages2016: 160 pages2016: 304 pages2016: 215 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 224 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 272 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 183 pages2019: 277 pages2019: 197 pages2019: 320 pages2020: 196 pages2020: 230 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 234 pages2020: 186 pages2020: 242 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 158 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 192 pages2020: 158 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 277 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 281 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 224 pages2020: 328 pages2020: 280 pages2020: 261 pages2020: 170 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 259 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 242 pages2020: 234 pages2020: 230 pages2020: 227 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 303 pages2021: 277 pages2021: 258 pages2021: 259 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 264 pages2021: 277 pages2021: 258 pages2021: 295 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 130 pages2021: 266 pages2021: 277 pages2021: 294 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 271 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 294 pages2021: 265 pages2021: 277 pages2021: 281 pages2021: 259 pages2022: 256 pagesmedian 256
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
Hardcover30195 h 18 min
Paperback268304 h 43 min

Editions counted

The 196 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 4 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 1,013 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2022HarperCollins Focus–256OL36482871M
2021Independently Published–281OL34345635M
2021Independently Published–303OL34351147M
2021Independently Published–277OL34214604M
2021Independently Published–258OL34215819M
2021Independently Published–259OL34155468M
2021Independently Published–281OL34345889M
2021Independently Published–281OL34297605M

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Questions

How many pages is Northanger Abbey?
About 256 pages: that is the median of 196 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 120 to 545 pages.
How long does it take to read Northanger Abbey?
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 Northanger Abbey?
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)).