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Book · by George MacDonald · first published 1858

How many pages is Phantastes?

Phantastes by George MacDonald has a median of 196 pages across 86 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 167 to 240 pages.

Median pages
196
86 editions counted
Range
100–386
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
54k
at 275 words per page

How long will Phantastes 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 27 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.

10020030040018501900195020001850: 286 pages1858: 323 pages1858: 323 pages1890: 277 pages1894: 280 pages1894: 280 pages1911: 286 pages1915: 237 pages1915: 237 pages1916: 237 pages1923: 237 pages1923: 237 pages1970: 212 pages1981: 185 pages1982: 167 pages1982: 185 pages1982: 167 pages1983: 272 pages1983: 237 pages1986: 185 pages1987: 167 pages1988: 167 pages1994: 324 pages2002: 184 pages2002: 197 pages2002: 320 pages2002: 184 pages2004: 172 pages2006: 212 pages2006: 184 pages2006: 280 pages2007: 148 pages2007: 220 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 180 pages2007: 164 pages2007: 164 pages2007: 180 pages2008: 164 pages2009: 184 pages2011: 154 pages2011: 232 pages2012: 196 pages2012: 123 pages2012: 208 pages2013: 110 pages2013: 320 pages2013: 188 pages2014: 142 pages2014: 166 pages2014: 110 pages2014: 332 pages2014: 170 pages2015: 240 pages2015: 100 pages2015: 174 pages2015: 190 pages2015: 148 pages2016: 256 pages2017: 198 pages2017: 198 pages2017: 130 pages2017: 106 pages2017: 294 pages2017: 215 pages2018: 108 pages2018: 196 pages2018: 226 pages2018: 386 pages2018: 126 pages2018: 186 pages2018: 196 pages2018: 196 pages2018: 376 pages2018: 142 pages2019: 128 pages2020: 240 pages2020: 192 pages2020: 132 pages2020: 240 pages2021: 240 pages2021: 178 pages2021: 240 pages2021: 124 pages2021: 240 pagesmedian 196
100200300400190020001850: 286 pages1858: 323 pages1858: 323 pages1890: 277 pages1894: 280 pages1894: 280 pages1911: 286 pages1915: 237 pages1915: 237 pages1916: 237 pages1923: 237 pages1923: 237 pages1970: 212 pages1981: 185 pages1982: 167 pages1982: 185 pages1982: 167 pages1983: 272 pages1983: 237 pages1986: 185 pages1987: 167 pages1988: 167 pages1994: 324 pages2002: 184 pages2002: 197 pages2002: 320 pages2002: 184 pages2004: 172 pages2006: 212 pages2006: 184 pages2006: 280 pages2007: 148 pages2007: 220 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 180 pages2007: 164 pages2007: 164 pages2007: 180 pages2008: 164 pages2009: 184 pages2011: 154 pages2011: 232 pages2012: 196 pages2012: 123 pages2012: 208 pages2013: 110 pages2013: 320 pages2013: 188 pages2014: 142 pages2014: 166 pages2014: 110 pages2014: 332 pages2014: 170 pages2015: 240 pages2015: 100 pages2015: 174 pages2015: 190 pages2015: 148 pages2016: 256 pages2017: 198 pages2017: 198 pages2017: 130 pages2017: 106 pages2017: 294 pages2017: 215 pages2018: 108 pages2018: 196 pages2018: 226 pages2018: 386 pages2018: 126 pages2018: 186 pages2018: 196 pages2018: 196 pages2018: 376 pages2018: 142 pages2019: 128 pages2020: 240 pages2020: 192 pages2020: 132 pages2020: 240 pages2021: 240 pages2021: 178 pages2021: 240 pages2021: 124 pages2021: 240 pagesmedian 196
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
Hardcover17643 h 06 min
Paperback184133 h 15 min

Editions counted

The 86 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 2 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 472 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–240OL34195126M
2021West Margin Press–178OL33913432M
2021Independently Published–240OL34235452M
2021Independently Published–124OL34244365M
2021Independently Published–240OL34308883M
2020Independently Published–240OL29981831M
2020Independently Published–192OL30347451M
2020Independently Published–132OL29877134M

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Questions

How many pages is Phantastes?
About 196 pages: that is the median of 86 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 100 to 386 pages.
How long does it take to read Phantastes?
About 3 h 27 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Phantastes?
Roughly 54,000 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)).