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How many pages is The Confidential Agent?

The Confidential Agent by Graham Greene has a median of 247 pages across 43 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 211 to 247 pages.

Median pages
247
43 editions counted
Range
168–302
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
68k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Confidential Agent 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
4 h 21 min
At 30 min a day
9 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

15020025030019401960198020001939: 230 pages1939: 211 pages1939: 238 pages1939: 210 pages1939: 302 pages1939: 286 pages1944: 168 pages1945: 302 pages1950: 170 pages1952: 247 pages1952: 247 pages1954: 247 pages1954: 247 pages1956: 247 pages1960: 247 pages1960: 247 pages1960: 254 pages1960: 247 pages1961: 247 pages1963: 247 pages1963: 210 pages1963: 247 pages1963: 205 pages1963: 247 pages1963: 247 pages1963: 206 pages1965: 247 pages1967: 211 pages1967: 211 pages1967: 211 pages1971: 205 pages1971: 247 pages1971: 247 pages1975: 236 pages1980: 205 pages1981: 247 pages1981: 247 pages1982: 247 pages1982: 295 pages1992: 208 pages1996: 225 pages2001: 272 pages2018: 205 pagesmedian 247
150200250300195020001939: 230 pages1939: 211 pages1939: 238 pages1939: 210 pages1939: 302 pages1939: 286 pages1944: 168 pages1945: 302 pages1950: 170 pages1952: 247 pages1952: 247 pages1954: 247 pages1954: 247 pages1956: 247 pages1960: 247 pages1960: 247 pages1960: 254 pages1960: 247 pages1961: 247 pages1963: 247 pages1963: 210 pages1963: 247 pages1963: 205 pages1963: 247 pages1963: 247 pages1963: 206 pages1965: 247 pages1967: 211 pages1967: 211 pages1967: 211 pages1971: 205 pages1971: 247 pages1971: 247 pages1975: 236 pages1980: 205 pages1981: 247 pages1981: 247 pages1982: 247 pages1982: 295 pages1992: 208 pages1996: 225 pages2001: 272 pages2018: 205 pagesmedian 247
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 43 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 76 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.–205OL29396543M
2001VINTAGE (RAND)Paperback272OL9271592M
1996The Folio Society–225OL18081116M
1992Penguin Classics–208OL7349752M
1982Viking Press–247OL32088501M
1982Chivers–295OL22386387M
1981Edito-Service–247OL16570833M
1981Heron Books–247OL3052359M

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Questions

How many pages is The Confidential Agent?
About 247 pages: that is the median of 43 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 168 to 302 pages.
How long does it take to read The Confidential Agent?
About 4 h 21 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is The Confidential Agent?
Roughly 68,000 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)).