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How many pages is The House of the Seven Gables?

The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne has a median of 332 pages across 194 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 281 to 378 pages.

Median pages
332
194 editions counted
Range
156–652
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
91k
at 275 words per page

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Reading time
5 h 51 min
At 30 min a day
12 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

2004006001900195020001851: 344 pages1851: 344 pages1851: 384 pages1851: 386 pages1851: 250 pages1864: 254 pages1877: 361 pages1883: 378 pages1890: 334 pages1892: 584 pages1893: 361 pages1893: 374 pages1894: 361 pages1899: 369 pages1900: 467 pages1900: 330 pages1900: 467 pages1902: 367 pages1902: 302 pages1903: 483 pages1904: 423 pages1905: 298 pages1907: 342 pages1907: 464 pages1907: 310 pages1909: 332 pages1913: 378 pages1913: 378 pages1917: 390 pages1917: 386 pages1919: 375 pages1920: 374 pages1922: 454 pages1922: 378 pages1924: 378 pages1924: 372 pages1924: 458 pages1925: 334 pages1925: 310 pages1927: 518 pages1929: 520 pages1930: 475 pages1930: 310 pages1931: 242 pages1931: 358 pages1935: 413 pages1935: 413 pages1936: 514 pages1937: 309 pages1940: 250 pages1949: 222 pages1950: 335 pages1952: 378 pages1954: 342 pages1954: 310 pages1956: 250 pages1957: 280 pages1960: 386 pages1961: 262 pages1961: 286 pages1961: 286 pages1961: 290 pages1961: 290 pages1961: 386 pages1962: 310 pages1962: 288 pages1963: 285 pages1963: 434 pages1964: 281 pages1965: 488 pages1965: 417 pages1965: 354 pages1965: 494 pages1965: 268 pages1967: 484 pages1969: 319 pages1970: 368 pages1970: 282 pages1970: 280 pages1978: 288 pages1981: 326 pages1981: 245 pages1981: 245 pages1982: 343 pages1985: 287 pages1986: 378 pages1987: 277 pages1988: 354 pages1991: 328 pages1992: 309 pages1994: 419 pages1995: 272 pages1995: 304 pages1996: 294 pages1998: 369 pages1998: 368 pages1999: 224 pages2000: 298 pages2001: 288 pages2001: 312 pages2002: 248 pages2002: 248 pages2003: 248 pages2003: 248 pages2004: 368 pages2004: 368 pages2005: 511 pages2005: 502 pages2005: 264 pages2006: 652 pages2006: 240 pages2006: 400 pages2006: 328 pages2006: 332 pages2006: 324 pages2006: 400 pages2007: 160 pages2007: 404 pages2007: 432 pages2007: 312 pages2007: 312 pages2007: 312 pages2007: 282 pages2007: 272 pages2008: 320 pages2008: 316 pages2008: 228 pages2008: 320 pages2008: 316 pages2008: 344 pages2008: 252 pages2009: 326 pages2009: 328 pages2009: 228 pages2009: 210 pages2009: 450 pages2009: 450 pages2009: 450 pages2009: 238 pages2009: 248 pages2009: 212 pages2009: 194 pages2009: 450 pages2009: 210 pages2009: 248 pages2010: 278 pages2010: 354 pages2010: 338 pages2010: 376 pages2010: 302 pages2012: 238 pages2013: 240 pages2014: 332 pages2014: 332 pages2014: 332 pages2014: 319 pages2014: 335 pages2015: 368 pages2015: 434 pages2015: 256 pages2016: 162 pages2016: 268 pages2017: 212 pages2017: 318 pages2019: 284 pages2019: 256 pages2020: 172 pages2020: 293 pages2020: 172 pages2020: 388 pages2020: 388 pages2020: 388 pages2020: 351 pages2020: 172 pages2020: 365 pages2020: 293 pages2020: 431 pages2020: 481 pages2020: 204 pages2020: 351 pages2021: 365 pages2021: 388 pages2021: 156 pages2021: 252 pages2021: 365 pages2021: 388 pages2021: 388 pages2021: 388 pages2021: 365 pages2021: 289 pages2021: 388 pages2021: 365 pages2024: 212 pagesmedian 332
200400600190020001851: 344 pages1851: 344 pages1851: 384 pages1851: 386 pages1851: 250 pages1864: 254 pages1877: 361 pages1883: 378 pages1890: 334 pages1892: 584 pages1893: 361 pages1893: 374 pages1894: 361 pages1899: 369 pages1900: 467 pages1900: 330 pages1900: 467 pages1902: 367 pages1902: 302 pages1903: 483 pages1904: 423 pages1905: 298 pages1907: 342 pages1907: 464 pages1907: 310 pages1909: 332 pages1913: 378 pages1913: 378 pages1917: 390 pages1917: 386 pages1919: 375 pages1920: 374 pages1922: 454 pages1922: 378 pages1924: 378 pages1924: 372 pages1924: 458 pages1925: 334 pages1925: 310 pages1927: 518 pages1929: 520 pages1930: 475 pages1930: 310 pages1931: 242 pages1931: 358 pages1935: 413 pages1935: 413 pages1936: 514 pages1937: 309 pages1940: 250 pages1949: 222 pages1950: 335 pages1952: 378 pages1954: 342 pages1954: 310 pages1956: 250 pages1957: 280 pages1960: 386 pages1961: 262 pages1961: 286 pages1961: 286 pages1961: 290 pages1961: 290 pages1961: 386 pages1962: 310 pages1962: 288 pages1963: 285 pages1963: 434 pages1964: 281 pages1965: 488 pages1965: 417 pages1965: 354 pages1965: 494 pages1965: 268 pages1967: 484 pages1969: 319 pages1970: 368 pages1970: 282 pages1970: 280 pages1978: 288 pages1981: 326 pages1981: 245 pages1981: 245 pages1982: 343 pages1985: 287 pages1986: 378 pages1987: 277 pages1988: 354 pages1991: 328 pages1992: 309 pages1994: 419 pages1995: 272 pages1995: 304 pages1996: 294 pages1998: 369 pages1998: 368 pages1999: 224 pages2000: 298 pages2001: 288 pages2001: 312 pages2002: 248 pages2002: 248 pages2003: 248 pages2003: 248 pages2004: 368 pages2004: 368 pages2005: 511 pages2005: 502 pages2005: 264 pages2006: 652 pages2006: 240 pages2006: 400 pages2006: 328 pages2006: 332 pages2006: 324 pages2006: 400 pages2007: 160 pages2007: 404 pages2007: 432 pages2007: 312 pages2007: 312 pages2007: 312 pages2007: 282 pages2007: 272 pages2008: 320 pages2008: 316 pages2008: 228 pages2008: 320 pages2008: 316 pages2008: 344 pages2008: 252 pages2009: 326 pages2009: 328 pages2009: 228 pages2009: 210 pages2009: 450 pages2009: 450 pages2009: 450 pages2009: 238 pages2009: 248 pages2009: 212 pages2009: 194 pages2009: 450 pages2009: 210 pages2009: 248 pages2010: 278 pages2010: 354 pages2010: 338 pages2010: 376 pages2010: 302 pages2012: 238 pages2013: 240 pages2014: 332 pages2014: 332 pages2014: 332 pages2014: 319 pages2014: 335 pages2015: 368 pages2015: 434 pages2015: 256 pages2016: 162 pages2016: 268 pages2017: 212 pages2017: 318 pages2019: 284 pages2019: 256 pages2020: 172 pages2020: 293 pages2020: 172 pages2020: 388 pages2020: 388 pages2020: 388 pages2020: 351 pages2020: 172 pages2020: 365 pages2020: 293 pages2020: 431 pages2020: 481 pages2020: 204 pages2020: 351 pages2021: 365 pages2021: 388 pages2021: 156 pages2021: 252 pages2021: 365 pages2021: 388 pages2021: 388 pages2021: 388 pages2021: 365 pages2021: 289 pages2021: 388 pages2021: 365 pages2024: 212 pagesmedian 332
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 1 edition without a publication year not plotted.

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
Hardcover39847 h 01 min
Paperback330105 h 49 min

Editions counted

The 194 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 20 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 471 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2024Nasionale Boekhandel–212OL53390888M
2021Independently Published–365OL34234785M
2021Independently Published–388OL34352820M
2021Independently Published–156OL34209683M
2021West Margin Press–252OL33904592M
2021Independently Published–365OL34328107M
2021Independently Published–388OL34298062M
2021Independently Published–388OL34242783M

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Questions

How many pages is The House of the Seven Gables?
About 332 pages: that is the median of 194 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 156 to 652 pages.
How long does it take to read The House of the Seven Gables?
About 5 h 51 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is The House of the Seven Gables?
Roughly 91,000 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)).