Book · by Arthur Conan Doyle · first published 2005
How many pages is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]?
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] by Arthur Conan Doyle has a median of 312 pages across 221 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 286 to 361 pages.
Median pages
312
221 editions counted
Range
144–664
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
86k
at 275 words per page
How long will it take you?
Reading time
5 h 30 min
At 30 min a day
11 days
At 1 hour a day
6 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 | 307 | 36 | 5 h 25 min |
| Paperback | 308 | 35 | 5 h 26 min |
| Mass market | 304 | 5 | 5 h 22 min |
Editions counted
The 221 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 6 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 1,135 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 304 | OL34300039M |
| 2021 | Nelson Incorporated, Thomas | – | 384 | OL30009022M |
| 2021 | West Margin Press | – | 250 | OL34142309M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 301 | OL34264934M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL34351200M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 289 | OL34232892M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 307 | OL34143544M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 266 | OL34255740M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL34218123M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 293 | OL34210017M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL34220143M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 165 | OL34175551M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 379 | OL34205524M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 375 | OL34200645M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL34293912M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 325 | OL34263543M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 441 | OL34306138M |
| 2021 | Thomas Nelson Incorporated | – | 384 | OL30080142M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL34251426M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL34215146M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL34199611M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 337 | OL34299514M |
| 2020 | Lulu Press, Inc. | – | 220 | OL30205448M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 315 | OL29910347M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 188 | OL30335060M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 315 | OL30207489M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 638 | OL30193870M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL30029297M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 394 | OL30274448M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL30031830M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL30332694M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL30319058M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 184 | OL29992470M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL30320134M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 313 | OL30074360M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL29887041M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 350 | OL29953012M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 315 | OL30072638M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL30327040M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL30335068M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL30332743M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL30266861M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 351 | OL34190107M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL34259520M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 315 | OL30074827M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 443 | OL30270579M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL30221163M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 350 | OL29909135M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 196 | OL30195246M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 332 | OL30267209M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 299 | OL30338482M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL30237435M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL30359087M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 262 | OL29980262M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 299 | OL30269244M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 197 | OL30204517M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL29958622M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 301 | OL30003561M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 174 | OL30196608M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 315 | OL29912511M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL30228280M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 291 | OL30031863M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 315 | OL30264788M |
| 2020 | Bibliotech Press | – | 234 | OL30193255M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 193 | OL30220951M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL30323177M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 315 | OL30018709M |
| 2020 | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 352 | OL30162797M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 178 | OL30268433M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL30335166M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL34355947M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL29963439M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 315 | OL30023414M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 315 | OL29946586M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 395 | OL29935988M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 254 | OL30200084M |
| 2020 | West Margin Press | – | 248 | OL30205994M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL30236635M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 244 | OL29911638M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL30258328M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 295 | OL30331911M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 315 | OL30075110M |
| 2020 | Bibliotech Press | – | 236 | OL30201150M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 312 | OL30255792M |
| 2019 | Independently Published | – | 245 | OL30049758M |
| 2019 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL34080722M |
| 2019 | Arcturus Publishing | Paperback | 286 | OL44168265M |
| 2019 | Independently Published | – | 361 | OL29871002M |
| 2019 | Flame Tree Publishing | – | 384 | OL28939627M |
| 2018 | Arcturus | hardcover | 286 | OL35976587M |
| 2018 | Arcturus Publishing | – | 288 | OL29771785M |
| 2017 | Scholastic | Paperback | 343 | OL43012598M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | paperback | 162 | OL44651062M |
| 2017 | Vintage | paperback | 247 | OL30593526M |
| 2017 | Independently Published | – | 550 | OL40592104M |
| 2016 | Wisehouse Classics | paperback | 208 | OL38084373M |
| 2016 | Pan Macmillan | – | 376 | OL28591621M |
| 2016 | Alma Classics | – | 320 | OL29323293M |
| 2016 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 289 | OL34059539M |
| 2015 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 384 | OL34070006M |
| 2015 | Trans Atlantic Press | Paperback | 334 | OL31451350M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | paperback | 198 | OL28288818M |
| 2014 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 326 | OL29778936M |
| 2014 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 384 | OL34048798M |
| 2014 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 326 | OL29778821M |
| 2014 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 326 | OL29699894M |
| 2014 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 326 | OL29780468M |
| 2014 | First Avenue Editions | – | 322 | OL31018605M |
| 2014 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 330 | OL29272318M |
| 2012 | Dover Publications, Incorporated | – | 240 | OL33993097M |
| 2012 | Canterbury Classics | flexibound | 250 | OL25122467M |
| 2012 | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 304 | OL34472971M |
| 2012 | Printers Row Publishing Group | – | 256 | OL29662648M |
| 2011 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 376 | OL28470374M |
| 2011 | Ulverscroft | Paperback | 504 | OL28709598M |
| 2010 | AD Classic | – | 248 | OL35469401M |
| 2010 | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 336 | OL28458677M |
| 2010 | Kennebec Large Print | – | 429 | OL24379253M |
| 2009 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 384 | OL28448767M |
| 2009 | Penguin Books | Paperback | 321 | OL23614972M |
| 2009 | Barnes & Noble | Paperback | 299 | OL31452147M |
| 2009 | Dover Publications | – | 213 | OL24103453M |
| 2008 | Wildside Press, LLC | – | 320 | OL39231487M |
| 2008 | Oxford University Press | – | 389 | OL22680274M |
| 2008 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 384 | OL28439082M |
| 2008 | House of Stratus, Incorporated | – | 352 | OL28822578M |
| 2007 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | Hardcover | 430 | OL10518596M |
| 2007 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | Paperback | 432 | OL11925495M |
| 2007 | Headline Book Publishing | Paperback | 344 | OL7993385M |
| 2007 | Echo Library | Hardcover | 564 | OL8965246M |
| 2007 | Dodo Press | Paperback | 296 | OL11678170M |
| 2006 | HarperFestival | Paperback | 384 | OL9950606M |
| 2006 | 1st World Library | Hardcover | 348 | OL8491434M |
| 2006 | Book Sales | Hardcover | 310 | OL9093587M |
| 2006 | Franklin Watts | Library Binding | 256 | OL10464968M |
| 2006 | BiblioBazaar | Paperback | 308 | OL9410211M |
| 2006 | BiblioBazaar | Paperback | 274 | OL11879029M |
| 2005 | A Bed Book | Paperback | 248 | OL8814952M |
| 2005 | Quiet Vision Pub | Paperback | 216 | OL12238930M |
| 2005 | Echo Library | Paperback | 564 | OL8962791M |
| 2004 | Barnes & Noble Books | Hardcover | 376 | OL8014000M |
| 2004 | IndyPublish.com | Hardcover | 312 | OL11728196M |
| 2004 | Collector’s Library | hardcover | 376 | OL35456913M |
| 2003 | Scholastic Inc. | Mass Market Paperback | 336 | OL26682443M |
| 2003 | CENGAGE Learning | – | 240 | OL28427391M |
| 2003 | IndyPublish.com | Hardcover | 664 | OL11727348M |
| 2002 | ABDO Pub. | – | 238 | OL3955088M |
| 2001 | Reader's Digest Association Limited | hardcover | 270 | OL35999449M |
| 2000 | LRS | – | 502 | OL6776391M |
| 1999 | HarperLargePrint | Paperback | 400 | OL9503232M |
| 1998 | Oxford University Press | Paperback | 389 | OL23133473M |
| 1998 | Gasogene Books | Paperback | 300 | OL8416952M |
| 1997 | Wordsworth Editions Ltd | Paperback | 528 | OL8978414M |
| 1996 | Platinum Press | Hardcover | 171 | OL43679099M |
| 1996 | Leopard Books | – | 318 | OL22815372M |
| 1995 | Barnes & Noble Books | Hardcover | 317 | OL25129685M |
| 1995 | Barnes & Noble Books | paperback | 317 | OL36001471M |
| 1994 | Foreign Languages Press | Paperback | 285 | OL47070165M |
| 1994 | Oxford University Press | Paperback | 389 | OL1084082M |
| 1994 | Quality Paperback Book Club | Paperback | 307 | OL47067969M |
| 1994 | Berkley Prime Crime | Library Binding | 304 | OL45707000M |
| 1994 | Penguin Books | Paperback | 302 | OL7357110M |
| 1994 | Book Essentials | – | 249 | OL20940653M |
| 1993 | Brimax Books | Hardcover | 144 | OL8307688M |
| 1993 | Oxford University Press | – | 389 | OL1415879M |
| 1992 | Marshall Cavendish Ltd. | hardcover | 293 | OL26894826M |
| 1992 | Books of Wonder / William Morrow & Company | Hardcover | 342 | OL1558689M |
| 1989 | Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom | – | 272 | OL28738222M |
| 1987 | Grafton | – | 336 | OL22370108M |
| 1987 | Reader's Digest Association | hardcover | 270 | OL2411750M |
| 1986 | Berkley | – | 304 | OL7502659M |
| 1986 | Collins | – | 252 | OL22705073M |
| 1985 | Bantam Books | – | 266 | OL24514739M |
| 1984 | Granada | – | 365 | OL22346921M |
| 1984 | Granada Publishing | Paperback | 368 | OL7883048M |
| 1984 | Panther | – | 365 | OL22788878M |
| 1983 | Dent | – | 288 | OL22780973M |
| 1983 | A & W Pub | Paperback | 318 | OL8218431M |
| 1981 | Penguin Books | Paperback | 285 | OL9301373M |
| 1979 | Longman | – | 362 | OL22788290M |
| 1977 | Arno Press | hardcover | 332 | OL7476806M |
| 1976 | Pan Books | – | 316 | OL22835828M |
| 1976 | Schocken Books | – | 171 | OL5209508M |
| 1976 | Ballantine Books, a div. of Random House, Inc. | Paperback | 289 | OL28245918M |
| 1975 | A & W Visual Library | – | 317 | OL5196640M |
| 1975 | Book Club Associates | Hardcover | 317 | OL47072478M |
| 1975 | Peebles Classic Library | hardcover | 248 | OL22369969M |
| 1974 | J. Murray | – | 317 | OL5235155M |
| 1973 | Washington Square Press/ Pocket Books | Mass Market Paperback | 294 | OL7648415M |
| 1967 | Scholastic Book Services | Paperback | 376 | OL34368628M |
| 1967 | Scholastic Book Services | paperback | 376 | OL36631029M |
| 1966 | Berkley Publishing Corporation | Mass Market Paperback | 304 | OL44224175M |
| 1966 | Airmont Publishing Company | mass market paperback | 223 | OL47306376M |
| 1963 | Berkley Pub. Corp. | mass market paperback | 304 | OL23011398M |
| 1960 | Popular Library | – | 253 | OL23011379M |
| 1957 | John Murray | – | 248 | OL22819528M |
| 1955 | Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin | Hardcover | 282 | OL42874600M |
| 1950 | John Murray | Hardcover | 344 | OL47068121M |
| 1949 | John Murray | Hardcover | 344 | OL47072126M |
| 1930 | Harper and Row | – | 307 | OL20937614M |
| 1930 | Harper & Brothers | Hardcover | 307 | OL24199551M |
| 1920 | A. L. Burt Company | Hardcover | 307 | OL47072492M |
| 1920 | A. L. Burt Company, Publishers | Hardcover | 307 | OL47078012M |
| 1920 | A. L. Burt Company | Library Binding | 307 | OL25158907M |
| 1918 | John Murray | – | 171 | OL585807M |
| 1902 | D. Appleton and company | Library Binding | 419 | OL6932601M |
| 1902 | Harper & Brothers | Hardcover | 307 | OL23377683M |
| 1902 | Harper & Brothers | Hardcover | 307 | OL6943094M |
| 1900 | Harper & Brothers | Hardcover | 307 | OL20451415M |
| 1892 | George Newnes, Limited | Hardcover | 317 | OL24349267M |
| 1892 | Grosset & Dunlap | Hardcover | 307 | OL23269285M |
| 1892 | Harper & Brothers | – | 307 | OL26659881M |
| 1892 | feedbooks | Epub | 255 | OL26689466M |
| 1892 | George Newnes | – | 317 | OL44943934M |
| 1892 | Harper & Brothers | – | 307 | OL6545662M |
| 1892 | A.L. Burt company | – | 307 | OL6585894M |
| 1892 | Harper & Brothers | hardcover | 307 | OL35268128M |
| – | Amazon? | Paperback | 176 | OL46933860M |
| – | T. Nelson & Sons | hardcover | 379 | OL13662996M |
| – | PDFreeBooks.org | Epub | 199 | OL26688571M |
| – | Octopus | – | 195 | OL22637395M |
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All 11 books by Arthur Conan Doyle with page counts
Questions
- How many pages is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]?
- About 312 pages: that is the median of 221 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 144 to 664 pages.
- How long does it take to read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]?
- About 5 h 30 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
- How many words is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]?
- Roughly 86,000 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)).