Book · by Fiódor Dostoievski · first published 2000
How many pages is Notes from the Underground?
Notes from the Underground by Fiódor Dostoievski has a median of 145 pages across 151 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 121 to 160 pages.
Median pages
145
151 editions counted
Range
76–262
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
40k
at 275 words per page
How long will Notes from the Underground take you?
Reading time
2 h 33 min
At 30 min a day
6 days
At 1 hour a day
3 days
Page count of every edition, by year
Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.
Pages by format
Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.
| Format | Median pages | Editions | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 160 | 3 | 2 h 49 min |
| Paperback | 160 | 27 | 2 h 49 min |
Editions counted
The 151 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 837 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ascent Audio | – | 138 | OL57613895M |
| 2025 | Blurb | – | 108 | OL57776151M |
| 2022 | Athanatos Publishing Group | – | 224 | OL46491743M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 156 | OL34204834M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 219 | OL34287411M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 186 | OL34305712M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 156 | OL34350670M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 156 | OL34310782M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 130 | OL34297142M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 156 | OL34212077M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 151 | OL34315169M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 156 | OL34329749M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 156 | OL34247691M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 156 | OL34240887M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 167 | OL34329917M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 167 | OL30029556M |
| 2020 | Canongate Books | – | 160 | OL33666417M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 149 | OL29955167M |
| 2020 | West Margin Press | – | 116 | OL34142750M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 90 | OL29992420M |
| 2019 | Independently Published | – | 112 | OL29818596M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 126 | OL56851820M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 124 | OL56722111M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 124 | OL56826918M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 112 | OL56728695M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 122 | OL56428972M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 178 | OL56620605M |
| 2018 | Independently Published | – | 112 | OL41376305M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 118 | OL55873205M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 126 | OL55871166M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 108 | OL56693572M |
| 2017 | Mybook | – | 126 | OL55251435M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 96 | OL56046981M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 200 | OL54697985M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 102 | OL55028213M |
| 2017 | Amazon Publishing | – | 158 | OL34915467M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 200 | OL54760545M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 126 | OL54916593M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 102 | OL55628948M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 200 | OL54700262M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 82 | OL55173541M |
| 2016 | Bollinger, Max | – | 132 | OL34532418M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 90 | OL56199880M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 174 | OL56283306M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 102 | OL54650536M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 102 | OL56033973M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 98 | OL56368352M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 102 | OL54786548M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 102 | OL55711542M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 88 | OL54739568M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 98 | OL56261979M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 82 | OL56269013M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 148 | OL55558178M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 106 | OL55194600M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 130 | OL55304673M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 98 | OL56026036M |
| 2014 | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. | – | 160 | OL34511860M |
| 2014 | Broadview Press | – | 176 | OL34502649M |
| 2014 | Wilder Publications, Incorporated | – | 156 | OL34512884M |
| 2014 | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. | – | 160 | OL34511862M |
| 2014 | Open Road Integrated Media | – | 160 | OL34511866M |
| 2014 | Alma Classics | – | 160 | OL29225510M |
| 2013 | 1st World Publishing, Incorporated | – | 172 | OL34492057M |
| 2013 | Roundhouse Group | – | 144 | OL34488104M |
| 2012 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 124 | OL54300286M |
| 2012 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 84 | OL54577598M |
| 2012 | Dover Publications, Incorporated | – | 96 | OL33992979M |
| 2012 | Canongate Books | – | 160 | OL28485952M |
| 2012 | Andrews UK Ltd. | – | 126 | OL53920458M |
| 2011 | Bollinger, Max | – | 130 | OL34467838M |
| 2011 | Simon & Brown | – | 124 | OL34458817M |
| 2011 | IndoEuropeanPublishing.com | – | 134 | OL34449475M |
| 2011 | Bollinger, Max | – | 128 | OL34467839M |
| 2010 | Arc Manor | – | 184 | OL34455851M |
| 2010 | General Books LLC | – | 76 | OL34444672M |
| 2010 | Oneworld Classics | – | 151 | OL25366158M |
| 2010 | Cosimo, Inc. | – | 98 | OL34449487M |
| 2010 | Penguin Random House | – | 176 | OL34462997M |
| 2010 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 118 | OL34818365M |
| 2010 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 152 | OL28458971M |
| 2010 | Wexford College Press | – | 112 | OL34449473M |
| 2010 | HardPress | – | 104 | OL34445740M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 128 | OL34498475M |
| 2010 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 124 | OL54277738M |
| 2010 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 124 | OL54412672M |
| 2009 | William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. | – | 118 | OL23165480M |
| 2009 | EZreads Publications, LLC | – | 148 | OL34429036M |
| 2009 | Hackett Publishing Co. | – | 99 | OL24115871M |
| 2009 | EZreads Publications, LLC | – | 148 | OL34429038M |
| 2009 | Editorial Benei Noaj | – | 136 | OL34429645M |
| 2009 | EZreads Publications, LLC | – | 148 | OL34429037M |
| 2008 | Akasha Publishing, LLC | – | 148 | OL34421521M |
| 2008 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 140 | OL34415861M |
| 2008 | Wilder Publications, Incorporated | – | 108 | OL34418327M |
| 2008 | IndyPublish.com | – | 124 | OL34423517M |
| 2008 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 140 | OL34418057M |
| 2008 | Akasha Publishing, LLC | – | 148 | OL34421523M |
| 2008 | Tutis Digital Publishing Pvt. Limited | – | 112 | OL34425949M |
| 2008 | Simon & Schuster | – | 108 | OL34415455M |
| 2008 | Standard Publications, Inc. | – | 124 | OL34425341M |
| 2008 | Akasha Publishing, LLC | – | 148 | OL34425507M |
| 2008 | IndyPublish.com | – | 124 | OL34423518M |
| 2008 | Arc Manor | – | 120 | OL34426038M |
| 2007 | BiblioBazaar | Paperback | 138 | OL11878108M |
| 2007 | Waking Lion Press | Paperback | 144 | OL8904290M |
| 2007 | BiblioBazaar | Paperback | 126 | OL11878069M |
| 2007 | Book Jungle | Paperback | 124 | OL12557699M |
| 2006 | Paperbackshop.Co.UK Ltd | Paperback | 236 | OL8965150M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 156 | OL10416507M |
| 2006 | HESPERUS PRESS | – | 150 | OL22735720M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 166 | OL10416620M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 164 | OL10370353M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 160 | OL10370540M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 176 | OL10370434M |
| 2006 | Vintage Classics | Paperback | 160 | OL9270873M |
| 2006 | Icon Reference | Paperback | 244 | OL7652701M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 196 | OL10416720M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 158 | OL10370649M |
| 2006 | Hesperus Press | Paperback | 176 | OL8950922M |
| 2005 | Large Print Book Co. | – | 145 | OL23045981M |
| 2005 | ICON Classics | Paperback | 160 | OL9383047M |
| 2004 | 1st World Library - Literary Society | Paperback | 168 | OL12438613M |
| 2004 | Alfred A. Knopf | – | 126 | OL3690236M |
| 2004 | Everyman's Library | Hardcover | 160 | OL8362973M |
| 2003 | Wildside Press | Hardcover | 172 | OL8860939M |
| 2003 | Adamant Media Corporation | Paperback | 156 | OL9871969M |
| 2003 | Wildside Press | Paperback | 172 | OL12376695M |
| 2003 | Echo Library | Paperback | 168 | OL11914602M |
| 2001 | IndyPublish.com | Paperback | 124 | OL11645174M |
| 2001 | Norton | – | 258 | OL6785051M |
| 2001 | IndyPublish.com | Hardcover | 124 | OL11645173M |
| 2000 | W. W. Norton & Company | – | 258 | OL7455518M |
| 1994 | Vintage | Paperback | 160 | OL7700001M |
| 1994 | Alfred A. Knopf | – | 136 | OL1728325M |
| 1994 | Everyman | – | 203 | OL20823281M |
| 1994 | Vintage Books | – | 136 | OL18565630M |
| 1994 | Duckworth | Paperback | 243 | OL9665035M |
| 1993 | Bristol Classical Press | Paperback | 128 | OL9466559M |
| 1992 | Bantam Classics | Paperback | 176 | OL7820335M |
| 1992 | Dover Publications | Paperback | 91 | OL1558047M |
| 1989 | Norton | – | 242 | OL22643839M |
| 1982 | Ardis Publishers | Paperback | 85 | OL8177131M |
| 1982 | University Press of America | – | 262 | OL3505746M |
| 1981 | Bantam Books | – | 158 | OL22956804M |
| 1981 | Bantam Books | – | 158 | OL24957396M |
| 1974 | Bantam Books | – | 158 | OL50448534M |
| 1974 | Bantam Books | – | 158 | OL47073803M |
| 1969 | T. Y. Crowell Co. | – | 262 | OL4574236M |
| 1969 | Crowell | – | 262 | OL20166029M |
| 1967 | Heritage Press | – | 187 | OL16084830M |
| 1963 | Bradda | – | 150 | OL18771140M |
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Questions
- How many pages is Notes from the Underground?
- About 145 pages: that is the median of 151 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 76 to 262 pages.
- How long does it take to read Notes from the Underground?
- About 2 h 33 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
- How many words is Notes from the Underground?
- Roughly 40,000 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)).