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Book · by Arthur Conan Doyle · first published 1981

How many pages is The Hound of the Baskervilles?

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle has a median of 209 pages across 215 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 176 to 244 pages.

Median pages
209
215 editions counted
Range
96–444
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.0h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
57k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Hound of the Baskervilles 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
4 h 01 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.

20040019251950197520001902: 249 pages1902: 249 pages1902: 270 pages1902: 249 pages1902: 359 pages1902: 248 pages1902: 358 pages1902: 249 pages1902: 249 pages1902: 249 pages1902: 342 pages1902: 249 pages1908: 359 pages1921: 248 pages1926: 248 pages1955: 248 pages1959: 230 pages1959: 183 pages1959: 183 pages1961: 282 pages1964: 238 pages1964: 244 pages1966: 244 pages1967: 255 pages1968: 212 pages1968: 183 pages1968: 204 pages1968: 204 pages1968: 204 pages1968: 212 pages1970: 224 pages1970: 244 pages1971: 174 pages1971: 174 pages1971: 174 pages1973: 182 pages1974: 196 pages1974: 196 pages1975: 183 pages1975: 110 pages1975: 173 pages1975: 110 pages1975: 173 pages1976: 248 pages1977: 196 pages1980: 233 pages1980: 178 pages1980: 174 pages1981: 174 pages1983: 173 pages1983: 174 pages1985: 201 pages1985: 173 pages1985: 174 pages1985: 194 pages1985: 161 pages1986: 173 pages1986: 202 pages1986: 251 pages1986: 251 pages1986: 174 pages1987: 182 pages1987: 182 pages1988: 249 pages1988: 285 pages1988: 187 pages1988: 187 pages1989: 239 pages1989: 178 pages1991: 238 pages1992: 173 pages1992: 444 pages1992: 194 pages1993: 174 pages1993: 232 pages1993: 324 pages1993: 158 pages1994: 124 pages1994: 249 pages1994: 249 pages1994: 203 pages1994: 249 pages1995: 231 pages1995: 177 pages1996: 110 pages1996: 204 pages1996: 174 pages1998: 232 pages1999: 160 pages2000: 173 pages2000: 246 pages2001: 243 pages2001: 195 pages2001: 250 pages2001: 109 pages2001: 248 pages2002: 406 pages2002: 176 pages2002: 181 pages2003: 298 pages2003: 196 pages2004: 204 pages2004: 243 pages2004: 213 pages2005: 216 pages2005: 121 pages2005: 288 pages2005: 234 pages2005: 204 pages2006: 212 pages2006: 240 pages2006: 183 pages2006: 300 pages2006: 396 pages2006: 271 pages2007: 256 pages2007: 328 pages2007: 167 pages2007: 207 pages2007: 214 pages2007: 212 pages2007: 209 pages2007: 176 pages2008: 199 pages2008: 188 pages2008: 405 pages2008: 190 pages2008: 202 pages2009: 183 pages2010: 214 pages2010: 176 pages2011: 160 pages2011: 274 pages2011: 224 pages2011: 212 pages2011: 272 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 150 pages2012: 128 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 160 pages2012: 188 pages2013: 224 pages2013: 175 pages2013: 263 pages2013: 96 pages2013: 192 pages2014: 145 pages2014: 248 pages2014: 200 pages2014: 294 pages2014: 200 pages2014: 227 pages2014: 202 pages2014: 200 pages2014: 200 pages2015: 128 pages2015: 128 pages2015: 272 pages2015: 256 pages2016: 171 pages2016: 240 pages2017: 120 pages2017: 139 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 120 pages2018: 190 pages2018: 240 pages2019: 215 pages2020: 207 pages2020: 156 pages2020: 297 pages2020: 152 pages2020: 233 pages2020: 233 pages2020: 109 pages2020: 231 pages2020: 157 pages2020: 121 pages2020: 192 pages2020: 215 pages2020: 215 pages2020: 177 pages2020: 215 pages2020: 156 pages2021: 201 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 148 pages2021: 245 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 201 pages2021: 164 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 168 pages2021: 174 pages2021: 202 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 96 pages2021: 169 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 216 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2022: 224 pagesmedian 209
200400195020001902: 249 pages1902: 249 pages1902: 270 pages1902: 249 pages1902: 359 pages1902: 248 pages1902: 358 pages1902: 249 pages1902: 249 pages1902: 249 pages1902: 342 pages1902: 249 pages1908: 359 pages1921: 248 pages1926: 248 pages1955: 248 pages1959: 230 pages1959: 183 pages1959: 183 pages1961: 282 pages1964: 238 pages1964: 244 pages1966: 244 pages1967: 255 pages1968: 212 pages1968: 183 pages1968: 204 pages1968: 204 pages1968: 204 pages1968: 212 pages1970: 224 pages1970: 244 pages1971: 174 pages1971: 174 pages1971: 174 pages1973: 182 pages1974: 196 pages1974: 196 pages1975: 183 pages1975: 110 pages1975: 173 pages1975: 110 pages1975: 173 pages1976: 248 pages1977: 196 pages1980: 233 pages1980: 178 pages1980: 174 pages1981: 174 pages1983: 173 pages1983: 174 pages1985: 201 pages1985: 173 pages1985: 174 pages1985: 194 pages1985: 161 pages1986: 173 pages1986: 202 pages1986: 251 pages1986: 251 pages1986: 174 pages1987: 182 pages1987: 182 pages1988: 249 pages1988: 285 pages1988: 187 pages1988: 187 pages1989: 239 pages1989: 178 pages1991: 238 pages1992: 173 pages1992: 444 pages1992: 194 pages1993: 174 pages1993: 232 pages1993: 324 pages1993: 158 pages1994: 124 pages1994: 249 pages1994: 249 pages1994: 203 pages1994: 249 pages1995: 231 pages1995: 177 pages1996: 110 pages1996: 204 pages1996: 174 pages1998: 232 pages1999: 160 pages2000: 173 pages2000: 246 pages2001: 243 pages2001: 195 pages2001: 250 pages2001: 109 pages2001: 248 pages2002: 406 pages2002: 176 pages2002: 181 pages2003: 298 pages2003: 196 pages2004: 204 pages2004: 243 pages2004: 213 pages2005: 216 pages2005: 121 pages2005: 288 pages2005: 234 pages2005: 204 pages2006: 212 pages2006: 240 pages2006: 183 pages2006: 300 pages2006: 396 pages2006: 271 pages2007: 256 pages2007: 328 pages2007: 167 pages2007: 207 pages2007: 214 pages2007: 212 pages2007: 209 pages2007: 176 pages2008: 199 pages2008: 188 pages2008: 405 pages2008: 190 pages2008: 202 pages2009: 183 pages2010: 214 pages2010: 176 pages2011: 160 pages2011: 274 pages2011: 224 pages2011: 212 pages2011: 272 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 150 pages2012: 128 pages2012: 256 pages2012: 160 pages2012: 188 pages2013: 224 pages2013: 175 pages2013: 263 pages2013: 96 pages2013: 192 pages2014: 145 pages2014: 248 pages2014: 200 pages2014: 294 pages2014: 200 pages2014: 227 pages2014: 202 pages2014: 200 pages2014: 200 pages2015: 128 pages2015: 128 pages2015: 272 pages2015: 256 pages2016: 171 pages2016: 240 pages2017: 120 pages2017: 139 pages2017: 114 pages2017: 120 pages2018: 190 pages2018: 240 pages2019: 215 pages2020: 207 pages2020: 156 pages2020: 297 pages2020: 152 pages2020: 233 pages2020: 233 pages2020: 109 pages2020: 231 pages2020: 157 pages2020: 121 pages2020: 192 pages2020: 215 pages2020: 215 pages2020: 177 pages2020: 215 pages2020: 156 pages2021: 201 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 148 pages2021: 245 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 201 pages2021: 164 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 168 pages2021: 174 pages2021: 202 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 96 pages2021: 169 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 216 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2021: 215 pages2022: 224 pagesmedian 209
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover233374 h 29 min
Paperback207613 h 59 min
Mass market174113 h 21 min

Editions counted

The 215 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 15 more editions were set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 1,310 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2022Flame Tree Publishing–224OL33950234M
2021Independently Published–201OL34362970M
2021Independently Published–215OL34293954M
2021Independently Published–215OL34165704M
2021Independently Published–215OL34336467M
2021Independently Published–215OL34290859M
2021Independently Published–148OL34236249M
2021Independently Published–245OL34337521M

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Questions

How many pages is The Hound of the Baskervilles?
About 209 pages: that is the median of 215 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 96 to 444 pages.
How long does it take to read The Hound of the Baskervilles?
About 4 h 01 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is The Hound of the Baskervilles?
Roughly 57,000 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)).