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How many pages is The Ersatz Elevator?

The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket has a median of 266 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 259 to 272 pages.

Median pages
266
6 editions counted
Range
259–272
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
73k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Ersatz Elevator 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 41 min
At 30 min a day
10 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.

2602702005201020152001: 259 pages2001: 272 pages2001: 259 pages2002: 259 pages2002: 272 pages2018: 272 pagesmedian 265
26027020102001: 259 pages2001: 272 pages2001: 259 pages2002: 259 pages2002: 272 pages2018: 272 pagesmedian 265
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 38 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018HarperCollins Publishers–272OL30595960M
2002Scholastic–259OL7512607M
2002Egmont Books–272OL22147501M
2001HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand–259OL29546369M
2001HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand–272OL29547791M
2001HarperCollins PublishersHardcover259OL23245382M

More by Lemony Snicket

All 9 books by Lemony Snicket with page counts

Questions

How many pages is The Ersatz Elevator?
About 266 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 259 to 272 pages.
How long does it take to read The Ersatz Elevator?
About 4 h 41 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is The Ersatz Elevator?
Roughly 73,000 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)).