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How many pages is The Art of Seduction?

The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene has a median of 468 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 467 to 496 pages.

Median pages
468
5 editions counted
Range
448–496
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
9.0h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
129k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Art of Seduction 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
9 h 01 min
At 30 min a day
19 days
At 1 hour a day
10 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

44046048050020002002200420062001: 448 pages2001: 467 pages2001: 496 pages2003: 496 pages2004: 468 pagesmedian 468
4404604805002000200220052001: 448 pages2001: 467 pages2001: 496 pages2003: 496 pages2004: 468 pagesmedian 468
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 19 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2004Profile BooksPaperback468OL8631770M
2003Penguin (Non-Classics)–496OL7360173M
2001London, United Kingdom: Profile Books LtdHardcover448OL8631560M
2001Viking Penguin–467OL18166162M
2001Viking AdultHardcover496OL7643694M

Questions

How many pages is The Art of Seduction?
About 468 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 448 to 496 pages.
How long does it take to read The Art of Seduction?
About 9 h 01 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 19 days.
How many words is The Art of Seduction?
Roughly 129,000 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)).