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Book · by C. S. Lewis · first published 2002

How many pages is The Four Loves?

The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis has a median of 159 pages across 19 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 128 to 178 pages.

Median pages
159
19 editions counted
Range
127–209
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.1h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
44k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Four Loves 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
3 h 04 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.

15020019601980200020201960: 159 pages1960: 192 pages1960: 159 pages1960: 192 pages1960: 160 pages1963: 128 pages1963: 128 pages1971: 156 pages1977: 128 pages1978: 128 pages1986: 209 pages1987: 128 pages1988: 192 pages1991: 141 pages1991: 156 pages2006: 160 pages2012: 176 pages2017: 180 pages2020: 127 pagesmedian 159
15020019601980200020201960: 159 pages1960: 192 pages1960: 159 pages1960: 192 pages1960: 160 pages1963: 128 pages1963: 128 pages1971: 156 pages1977: 128 pages1978: 128 pages1986: 209 pages1987: 128 pages1988: 192 pages1991: 141 pages1991: 156 pages2006: 160 pages2012: 176 pages2017: 180 pages2020: 127 pagesmedian 159
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 19 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 30 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Independently Published–127OL30070770M
2017––180OL27232785M
2012HarperCollins Publishers Limited–176OL28476976M
2006RayoPaperback160OL9243336M
1991Harcourt Brace Jovanovich–141OL20136110M
1991Harvest Books–156OL7365949M
1988Harcourt, Brace–192OL21098364M
1987Collins–128OL21790812M

More by C. S. Lewis

All 21 books by C. S. Lewis with page counts

Questions

How many pages is The Four Loves?
About 159 pages: that is the median of 19 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 127 to 209 pages.
How long does it take to read The Four Loves?
About 3 h 04 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is The Four Loves?
Roughly 44,000 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)).