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Book · by Astrid Lindgren · first published 1982

How many pages is The brothers Lionheart?

The brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren has a median of 192 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 183 to 192 pages.

Median pages
192
5 editions counted
Range
183–231
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
53k
at 275 words per page

How long will The brothers Lionheart take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
3 h 23 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.

1802002201980199020001975: 192 pages1975: 183 pages1979: 192 pages1985: 183 pages2004: 231 pagesmedian 192
1802002201980199020001975: 192 pages1975: 183 pages1979: 192 pages1985: 183 pages2004: 231 pagesmedian 192
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
2004Purple House Press–231OL3289348M
1985Puffin Books–183OL3020427M
1979Hodder Children's BooksPaperback192OL9847865M
1975Brockhampton Press–192OL5254174M
1975Viking Press–183OL5184126M

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Questions

How many pages is The brothers Lionheart?
About 192 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 183 to 231 pages.
How long does it take to read The brothers Lionheart?
About 3 h 23 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is The brothers Lionheart?
Roughly 53,000 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)).