Book · by J.R.R. Tolkien
How many pages is The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings [collection/set]?
The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings [collection/set] by J.R.R. Tolkien has a median of 1,600 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 1,600 to 1,640 pages.
How long will it take you?
Page count of every edition, by year
Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.
Editions counted
The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 27 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 1,601 | OL29486370M |
| 2020 | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 1,600 | OL29496576M |
| 2014 | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 2,064 | OL28551978M |
| 2002 | Collins | Paperback | 1,600 | OL9216964M |
| 1997 | HarperCollins Publishers Ltd | Paperback | 1,472 | OL10236416M |
| 1986 | Del Rey | Mass Market Paperback | 1,653 | OL9619792M |
More by J.R.R. Tolkien
- 304 pagesThe Hobbit
- 1,168 pagesThe Lord of the Rings
- 432 pagesThe Fellowship of the Ring
- 398 pagesThe Two Towers
- 417 pagesThe Silmarillion
- 474 pagesThe Return of the King
All 11 books by J.R.R. Tolkien with page counts
Questions
- How many pages is The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings [collection/set]?
- About 1,600 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 1,472 to 2,064 pages.
- How long does it take to read The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings [collection/set]?
- About 28 h 13 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 57 days.
- How many words is The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings [collection/set]?
- Roughly 440,000 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)).