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How many pages is The Abolition of Man?

The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis has a median of 113 pages across 11 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 86 to 121 pages.

Median pages
113
11 editions counted
Range
52–121
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.2h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
31k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Abolition of Man 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
2 h 11 min
At 30 min a day
5 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.

50751001251960198020001943: 52 pages1947: 61 pages1962: 121 pages1962: 121 pages1965: 121 pages1968: 121 pages1978: 63 pages1986: 121 pages1996: 109 pages2000: 112 pages2001: 113 pagesmedian 113
50751001251960198020001943: 52 pages1947: 61 pages1962: 121 pages1962: 121 pages1965: 121 pages1968: 121 pages1978: 63 pages1986: 121 pages1996: 109 pages2000: 112 pages2001: 113 pagesmedian 113
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 11 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 23 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2001HarperSanFrancisco–113OL6789548M
2000Broadman & Holman PubPaperback112OL7934970M
1996Touchstone BooksPaperback109OL7721325M
1986Collier Books–121OL16822919M
1978Fount–63OL17841672M
1968Macmillan–121OL13530397M
1965Macmillan–121OL14579311M
1962Scribner Paper Fiction–121OL7265215M

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Questions

How many pages is The Abolition of Man?
About 113 pages: that is the median of 11 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 52 to 121 pages.
How long does it take to read The Abolition of Man?
About 2 h 11 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 5 days.
How many words is The Abolition of Man?
Roughly 31,000 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)).