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How many pages is The First evil?

The First evil by Robert Lawrence Stine has a median of 176 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 166 to 176 pages.

Median pages
176
5 editions counted
Range
166–176
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
48k
at 275 words per page

How long will The First evil 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 06 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.

17018019952000200520101992: 166 pages1992: 176 pages1995: 166 pages2009: 176 pages2011: 176 pagesmedian 176
170180200020101992: 166 pages1992: 176 pages1995: 166 pages2009: 176 pages2011: 176 pagesmedian 176
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 12 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2011Simon & Schuster, Incorporated–176OL33406495M
2009Simon & Schuster, Limited–176OL33393773M
1995Archway–166OL22345581M
1992Archway–166OL20941118M
1992Simon PulseMass Market Paperback176OL7664214M

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Questions

How many pages is The First evil?
About 176 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 166 to 176 pages.
How long does it take to read The First evil?
About 3 h 06 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 First evil?
Roughly 48,000 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)).