How long does it take to read Sonnets?

About 3 h 14 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.

How many words is Sonnets?

Roughly 46,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Book · by William Shakespeare · first published 1609

How many pages is Sonnets?

Sonnets by William Shakespeare has a median of 168 pages across 241 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 145 to 267 pages.

Median pages

168

241 editions counted

Range

77–370

shortest to longest edition

Reading time

3.2h

at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)

Words (est.)

46k

at 275 words per page

How long will Sonnets 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 speed 238 wpm

Page density

Reading time

3 h 14 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.

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.

Format	Median pages	Editions	Reading time
Hardcover	164	12	3 h 09 min
Paperback	159	12	3 h 04 min

Editions counted

The 241 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 47 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 647 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

Year	Publisher	Format	Pages	Open Library
2024	Ascent Audio	–	116	OL56898800M
2021	Independently Published	–	182	OL34304742M
2021	Independently Published	–	149	OL34304822M
2021	Independently Published	–	182	OL34353873M
2021	Independently Published	–	182	OL34359865M
2020	Cambridge University Press	–	208	OL29506826M
2018	Lerner Publishing Group	–	158	OL29783581M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	80	OL56830438M
2018	Lerner Publishing Group	–	158	OL29783579M
2018	Lerner Publishing Group	–	158	OL29777954M
2018	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	160	OL56621349M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	80	OL54883526M
2017	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	312	OL56649231M
2017	Sirius international (Editions)	–	160	OL28855789M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	156	OL55119407M
2016	Cider Mill Press Book Publishers, LLC	–	272	OL28581505M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	104	OL56556587M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	156	OL56231672M
2016	Alma Classics	–	256	OL29324279M
2016	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	158	OL56671442M
2016	Cambridge University Press	–	277	OL22730789M
2016	Penguin Random House	–	176	OL28593409M
2015	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	118	OL56579165M
2013	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	84	OL54114968M
2013	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	102	OL54123531M
2009	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	–	114	OL54140621M
2009	Cambridge University Press	–	239	OL25559718M
2009	Penguin Books, Limited	–	168	OL28448766M
2008	Pushkin Press	–	162	OL25007576M
2008	New Alexandria Press	–	212	OL22647469M
2007	FQ Classics	Hardcover	160	OL12502477M
2007	Oxford University Press	–	247	OL22648174M
2007	FQ Classics	Paperback	160	OL8902383M
2006	BookSurge Publishing	Paperback	170	OL9704943M
2006	Cambridge University Press	Hardcover	292	OL7767139M
2006	Edition Signathur	–	237	OL21361258M
2006	Cambridge University Press	Paperback	292	OL7751610M
2005	Digireads.com	Paperback	80	OL8490171M
2005	1st World Library	Hardcover	108	OL8491579M
2005	Adamant Media Corporation	Paperback	320	OL11634995M
2005	1st World Library	Paperback	108	OL8491602M
2004	Cambridge University Press	–	297	OL21570322M
2004	SparkNotes	–	315	OL3294614M
2004	Kessinger Publishing, LLC	Paperback	88	OL8482401M
2003	Jarrold Publishing	Hardcover	160	OL7791994M
2001	Penguin Books	–	164	OL3946778M
2001	Legas	–	99	OL3953159M
2001	Manesse-Verlag	Hardcover	327	OL12859823M
2000	Muriverlag	–	224	OL6880493M
2000	State Street Press	–	160	OL32143190M
1999	Signet Classic	–	210	OL374551M
1999	Tandem Library	–	210	OL7588094M
1999	Penguin Books Ltd	–	160	OL7362332M
1998	Little, Brown	–	154	OL366405M
1998	Dover Publications	Paperback	80	OL7637613M
1997	Arion Press	–	154	OL16856659M
1997	Mosty	–	321	OL454078M
1997	Cambridge University Press	–	204	OL754145M
1996	Deuticke	Hardcover	167	OL12678862M
1996	Leopard Books	–	191	OL22295921M
1996	Cambridge University Press	–	297	OL781783M
1995	Leopard Books	hardcover	112	OL35685372M
1993	Jarrold Publishing	Hardcover	160	OL8283251M
1993	J.M. Dent	–	85	OL1157535M
1993	Tiger Books International	–	191	OL21959304M
1993	Everymans Library	–	196	OL7592611M
1992	Gramercy	Hardcover	111	OL7674759M
1992	Ulverscroft Large Print	Paperback	156	OL7778428M
1991	Gramercy Books	–	111	OL1551080M
1990	Heinemann	–	194	OL21462899M
1988	Barrie & Jenkins	–	191	OL2276992M
1988	HarperCollins	–	191	OL7275434M
1988	New American Library	–	246	OL23133085M
1988	Cassell	–	154	OL2241618M
1988	Harper & Row	–	191	OL2061832M
1987	Ams Pr Inc	–	328	OL7473057M
1987	P. Reclam	–	347	OL2122783M
1984	Palgrave Macmillan	Paperback	337	OL10497268M
1984	Macmillan Press	–	311	OL2969309M
1984	Palgrave Macmillan	Hardcover	336	OL10497267M
1984	Monarch Press	Paperback	158	OL7644200M
1983	al-Muʼassasah al-ʻArabīyah lil-Dirasāt wa-al-Nashr	–	133	OL3018245M
1982	Acorn Press	–	154	OL2957140M
1982	Octagon Books	–	346	OL3782175M
1980	St. Martin's Press	–	154	OL4104207M
1980	Avenel Books	Unknown Binding	88	OL7683421M
1979	Avenel Books	–	88	OL4419900M
1979	Folcroft Library Editions	–	251	OL4411075M
1978	R. West	–	346	OL4713949M
1977	Haskell House	–	130	OL16490540M
1977	R. West	–	239	OL4543857M
1977	Haskell House	–	130	OL4896619M
1976	Norwood Editions	–	346	OL4890458M
1976	Schenkman Pub. Co.	–	155	OL4982843M
1975	Shepheard-Walwyn	–	154	OL19756605M
1975	Norwood Editions	–	239	OL5208841M
1974	Plantin Press	–	154	OL4213031M
1974	Shepheard-Walwyn	Hardcover	168	OL8302621M
1974	Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd	–	159	OL5252719M
1974	Folcroft Library Editions	–	346	OL5042580M
1974	Paddington Press	–	154	OL5201994M
1973	Harper & Row	–	319	OL14817653M
1973	Macmillan	–	319	OL19942698M
1973	Macmillan	–	319	OL5466817M
1973	Macmillan	Hardcover	366	OL10493884M
1973	Macmillan	–	319	OL19883003M
1973	Macmillan	Paperback	366	OL10493885M
1973	Harper and Row	–	319	OL13524687M
1971	AMS Press	–	328	OL4914409M
1970	Folcroft Library Editions	–	239	OL5333631M
1970	Penguin Books	–	181	OL4438714M
1969	Watts	–	121	OL5683771M
1969	Cambridge U.P.	–	273	OL5766257M
1969	New York University Press	–	290	OL5697446M
1968	AMS Press	–	300	OL5333713M
1968	Scolar P.	–	84	OL5154667M
1968	Polska Fundacja Kulturalna	–	198	OL20777177M
1968	J. Baker for the Richards Press	–	167	OL4730626M
1968	Funk & Wagnalls	–	116	OL5596450M
1968	Blaisdell Pub. Co.	–	163	OL5603701M
1967	Penguin Books	–	184	OL19942693M
1967	Pocket Books	–	154	OL17088374M
1967	Pocket Books	–	154	OL26572283M
1967	Cambridge U.P.	–	273	OL5549623M
1967	Washington Square Press	–	154	OL5595452M
1966	Cambridge U.P	–	267	OL13725432M
1966	Cambridge U.P.	–	267	OL5989585M
1966	University Press	–	267	OL15971572M
1966	Barnes & Noble	–	194	OL5976784M
1966	Heinemann	–	194	OL31969520M
1965	Progress Publishers	–	309	OL2492559M
1965	New American Library	–	240	OL21358623M
1965	Yale University Press	–	107	OL32141102M
1965	New American Library of Canada	–	240	OL21007509M
1964	Clarendon Press	–	155	OL5906522M
1964	Harper & Row	–	319	OL5911092M
1964	Macmillan	–	319	OL26561903M
1964	Harper & Row	–	319	OL17469088M
1964	Baker for the Richards Press	–	167	OL19591091M
1964	Macmillan	–	319	OL26561904M
1964	Signet Classics	–	256	OL7577015M
1964	New American Library	–	240	OL5930181M
1964	Macmillan	–	319	OL15971511M
1963	Penguin Classics	–	192	OL7357395M
1962	Basic Books	–	346	OL14686773M
1962	Basic Books	–	346	OL23371609M
1962	Routledge & K. Paul	–	346	OL14779301M
1962	Basic Books	–	346	OL24631169M
1962	Basic Books	–	346	OL22166001M
1961	Avenel Books	–	88	OL24244822M
1961	Penguin Books	–	184	OL19642257M
1961	Penguin Books	–	184	OL5823922M
1960	Dell Pub. Co.	–	224	OL5816483M
1956	Printed by J. Hammer for the Anvil Press	–	85	OL6230037M
1951	H. Davidson	–	77	OL23329149M
1951	Appleton-Century-Crofts	–	78	OL15971495M
1951	Appleton-Century-Crofts	–	78	OL6090539M
1948	Falcon Press	–	83	OL6055531M
1948	Grey Walls Press	–	224	OL16858626M
1948	Yale University Press	–	107	OL26983717M
1945	Shakespeare head press	–	77	OL188526M
1944	–	–	86	OL22147496M
1944	The Thomas Y. Crowell company	–	86	OL6480053M
1943	University of California press	–	370	OL186042M
1943	Methuen	–	164	OL19423460M
1941	Heritage Press	–	171	OL6415880M
1940	Peter Pauper Press	–	86	OL21571176M
1938	M. Secker	–	246	OL19035149M
1936	Oxford University Press	–	346	OL6347860M
1936	Oxford university press	–	346	OL19836114M
1934	J.M. Dent & sons, ltd.	–	186	OL6317084M
1933	Toronto [etc.]	–	154	OL6305727M
1933	Harper	–	159	OL5230496M
1931	Methuen	–	161	OL17064663M
1930	Frederick A. Stokes	–	242	OL20797897M
1928	Robt. Rivière and Son, Ltd.	–	154	OL19291585M
1927	J. Cape	–	316	OL17012220M
1927	J. Cape	–	315	OL14229986M
1925	Methuen	–	130	OL6681827M
1925	Jonathon Cape	–	80	OL19336186M
1924	The University press	–	239	OL6677501M
1923	Yale University Press	–	107	OL15971474M
1923	Yale University Press; [etc., etc.]	–	107	OL6654712M
1923	M. Hopkinson	–	155	OL16937153M
1921	Shakespeare Head	–	154	OL6641161M
1918	Methuen	–	161	OL7214172M
1918	Methuen	–	161	OL17615737M
1913	J.G. Cotta	–	156	OL6563868M
1913	Published for the Medici Society, ld. by P. L. Warner	–	78	OL7135501M
1913	Published for the Medici Society by P.L. Warner	–	78	OL26309494M
1909	Grosset & Dunlap	–	116	OL28038249M
1909	G. Bondi	–	160	OL7166518M
1908	Leipsic, T. F. Unwin	–	285	OL24129004M
1908	Putnam	–	166	OL44949066M
1905	American Book Company	–	268	OL7169810M
1905	American Book Company	–	268	OL23763390M
1905	G. Napier and Co.	–	154	OL22397364M
1905	American Book Company	–	268	OL6962155M
1904	De La More Press	–	242	OL17130299M
1904	Ginn & Company	–	145	OL24155665M
1904	A. Morling, De La More Press	–	242	OL7198035M
1904	Ginn	–	145	OL21182785M
1904	Ginn & company	–	145	OL16474111M
1902	–	–	154	OL13900279M
1902	John Lane	–	235	OL23651383M
1901	T. B. Mosher	–	155	OL6920725M
1900	Dodge	–	166	OL17601868M
1900	J.M. Dent	–	166	OL18582139M
1899	Longmans, Green	–	328	OL19035236M
1899	A.C. Fifield	–	328	OL18788757M
1899	J.M. Dent	–	166	OL25261681M
1899	John Lane	–	154	OL25585992M
1899	John Lane, The Bodley Head	–	160	OL18441864M
1899	Longmans, Green	–	328	OL19333631M
1899	A.C. Fifield	–	328	OL24172752M
1898	American Book Company	–	191	OL18975562M
1890	D. Nutt	–	316	OL7133931M
1889	K. Paul, Trench, Trübner	–	251	OL22893854M
1889	Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.	–	251	OL6889787M
1887	D. Appleton & Company	–	251	OL7218337M
1886	C. Praetorius	–	80	OL19302656M
1883	Harper & Brothers	–	187	OL6942234M
1883	Harper & Brothers	–	187	OL24832668M
1881	C. Kegan Paul & Co.	–	251	OL6937858M
1879	Macmillan and co.	–	253	OL6596739M
1867	J. Miller	–	366	OL24172673M
1865	J. Miller	–	258	OL24172782M
1865	Ticknor and Fields	–	160	OL6552577M
1862	Lovell Reeve	–	82	OL7238973M
1859	J.R. Smith	–	120	OL24172716M
1859	J.R. Smith	–	120	OL2315144M
1859	J. R. Smith	–	120	OL23748129M
1609	G. Eld for T.T., sold by John Wright, 1609.	–	82	OL21642398M
1609	G. Eld for T.T., sold by John Wright, 1609.	–	82	OL21642391M
1609	G. Eld for T.T., sold by John Wright, 1609.	–	82	OL21642389M
1609	G. Eld for T.T., sold by William Aspley, 1609.	–	86	OL21642376M
1609	G. Eld, for T.T., sold by William Aspley, 1609.	–	84	OL21642382M
1609	G. Eld for T.T., sold by William Aspley, 1609.	–	82	OL21642371M
1609	G. Eld for T.T., sold by John Wright, 1609.	–	84	OL21069626M
1609	G. Eld for T.T., sold by John Wright, 1609.	–	80	OL21642385M
1609	G. Eld for T.T., sold by John Wright, 1609.	–	80	OL21642405M

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Questions

How many pages is Sonnets?: About 168 pages: that is the median of 241 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 77 to 370 pages.
How long does it take to read Sonnets?: About 3 h 14 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Sonnets?: Roughly 46,000 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)).