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How many pages is The Alhambra?

The Alhambra by Washington Irving has a median of 314 pages across 146 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 262 to 384 pages.

Median pages
314
146 editions counted
Range
143–571
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.0h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
86k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Alhambra 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
6 h 03 min
At 30 min a day
13 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

200400600180018501900195020001800: 224 pages1832: 299 pages1832: 386 pages1832: 333 pages1835: 239 pages1835: 395 pages1850: 301 pages1851: 383 pages1851: 406 pages1851: 366 pages1852: 286 pages1864: 425 pages1865: 496 pages1865: 511 pages1868: 496 pages1871: 496 pages1873: 496 pages1883: 212 pages1887: 368 pages1890: 212 pages1890: 297 pages1891: 285 pages1891: 205 pages1894: 369 pages1894: 369 pages1894: 383 pages1894: 369 pages1896: 222 pages1896: 232 pages1896: 436 pages1896: 222 pages1896: 222 pages1897: 571 pages1900: 368 pages1900: 376 pages1900: 356 pages1900: 212 pages1900: 369 pages1906: 436 pages1908: 436 pages1909: 229 pages1910: 213 pages1910: 213 pages1915: 370 pages1915: 384 pages1915: 384 pages1917: 192 pages1921: 436 pages1921: 436 pages1921: 436 pages1925: 562 pages1925: 436 pages1926: 401 pages1946: 221 pages1947: 295 pages1953: 354 pages1953: 280 pages1962: 153 pages1965: 324 pages1965: 207 pages1966: 280 pages1967: 294 pages1968: 324 pages1969: 304 pages1969: 358 pages1973: 511 pages1973: 308 pages1978: 304 pages1982: 425 pages1983: 325 pages1986: 456 pages1987: 308 pages1992: 436 pages2001: 332 pages2004: 308 pages2007: 408 pages2007: 192 pages2007: 372 pages2007: 368 pages2007: 304 pages2007: 372 pages2007: 408 pages2008: 344 pages2008: 352 pages2009: 240 pages2010: 264 pages2010: 254 pages2010: 264 pages2013: 219 pages2014: 340 pages2015: 264 pages2015: 262 pages2015: 468 pages2015: 246 pages2015: 354 pages2015: 288 pages2015: 350 pages2015: 476 pages2015: 350 pages2016: 366 pages2016: 256 pages2016: 382 pages2016: 290 pages2016: 314 pages2016: 224 pages2016: 158 pages2016: 366 pages2016: 314 pages2016: 484 pages2016: 400 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 407 pages2017: 166 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 450 pages2017: 204 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 234 pages2017: 404 pages2018: 302 pages2018: 290 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 458 pages2018: 302 pages2018: 244 pages2018: 218 pages2018: 290 pages2018: 218 pages2018: 302 pages2018: 148 pages2018: 470 pages2018: 302 pages2019: 176 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 336 pages2020: 452 pages2023: 144 pagesmedian 314
2004006001800190020001800: 224 pages1832: 299 pages1832: 386 pages1832: 333 pages1835: 239 pages1835: 395 pages1850: 301 pages1851: 383 pages1851: 406 pages1851: 366 pages1852: 286 pages1864: 425 pages1865: 496 pages1865: 511 pages1868: 496 pages1871: 496 pages1873: 496 pages1883: 212 pages1887: 368 pages1890: 212 pages1890: 297 pages1891: 285 pages1891: 205 pages1894: 369 pages1894: 369 pages1894: 383 pages1894: 369 pages1896: 222 pages1896: 232 pages1896: 436 pages1896: 222 pages1896: 222 pages1897: 571 pages1900: 368 pages1900: 376 pages1900: 356 pages1900: 212 pages1900: 369 pages1906: 436 pages1908: 436 pages1909: 229 pages1910: 213 pages1910: 213 pages1915: 370 pages1915: 384 pages1915: 384 pages1917: 192 pages1921: 436 pages1921: 436 pages1921: 436 pages1925: 562 pages1925: 436 pages1926: 401 pages1946: 221 pages1947: 295 pages1953: 354 pages1953: 280 pages1962: 153 pages1965: 324 pages1965: 207 pages1966: 280 pages1967: 294 pages1968: 324 pages1969: 304 pages1969: 358 pages1973: 511 pages1973: 308 pages1978: 304 pages1982: 425 pages1983: 325 pages1986: 456 pages1987: 308 pages1992: 436 pages2001: 332 pages2004: 308 pages2007: 408 pages2007: 192 pages2007: 372 pages2007: 368 pages2007: 304 pages2007: 372 pages2007: 408 pages2008: 344 pages2008: 352 pages2009: 240 pages2010: 264 pages2010: 254 pages2010: 264 pages2013: 219 pages2014: 340 pages2015: 264 pages2015: 262 pages2015: 468 pages2015: 246 pages2015: 354 pages2015: 288 pages2015: 350 pages2015: 476 pages2015: 350 pages2016: 366 pages2016: 256 pages2016: 382 pages2016: 290 pages2016: 314 pages2016: 224 pages2016: 158 pages2016: 366 pages2016: 314 pages2016: 484 pages2016: 400 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 407 pages2017: 166 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 450 pages2017: 204 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 314 pages2017: 234 pages2017: 404 pages2018: 302 pages2018: 290 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 458 pages2018: 302 pages2018: 244 pages2018: 218 pages2018: 290 pages2018: 218 pages2018: 302 pages2018: 148 pages2018: 470 pages2018: 302 pages2019: 176 pages2020: 282 pages2020: 336 pages2020: 452 pages2023: 144 pagesmedian 314
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 6 editions 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
Hardcover43228 h 19 min
Paperback36897 h 05 min

Editions counted

The 146 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 23 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 459 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2023Broadview Press–144OL53258720M
2020HardPress–282OL30300419M
2020HardPress–336OL30291947M
2020Third Millenium Press–452OL30185946M
2019Dover Publications, Incorporated–176OL28712548M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–302OL56713737M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–290OL56745471M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–242OL56725693M

More by Washington Irving

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Questions

How many pages is The Alhambra?
About 314 pages: that is the median of 146 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 143 to 571 pages.
How long does it take to read The Alhambra?
About 6 h 03 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 13 days.
How many words is The Alhambra?
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)).