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How many pages is Revolting Rhymes?

Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl has a median of 47 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 45 to 50 pages.

Median pages
47
12 editions counted
Range
32–72
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.9h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
13k
at 275 words per page

How long will Revolting Rhymes take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
54 min
At 30 min a day
2 days
At 1 hour a day
1 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

40601990200020101982: 39 pages1982: 32 pages1982: 72 pages1984: 46 pages1992: 48 pages1993: 46 pages1995: 49 pages2001: 46 pages2002: 43 pages2003: 48 pages2016: 52 pages2018: 52 pagesmedian 47
406020001982: 39 pages1982: 32 pages1982: 72 pages1984: 46 pages1992: 48 pages1993: 46 pages1995: 49 pages2001: 46 pages2002: 43 pages2003: 48 pages2016: 52 pages2018: 52 pagesmedian 47
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 64 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018Black and White Publishing Limited–52OL34092137M
2016Penguin Books, Limited–52OL28599471M
2003Tandem LibrarySchool & Library Binding48OL9432169M
2002Knopf–43OL3948632M
2001Puffin–46OL25553468M
1995Puffin Books–49OL1104389M
1993Jonathan Cape–46OL18716556M
1992Jonathan Cape–48OL17242041M

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Questions

How many pages is Revolting Rhymes?
About 47 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 32 to 72 pages.
How long does it take to read Revolting Rhymes?
About 54 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 2 days.
How many words is Revolting Rhymes?
Roughly 13,000 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)).