Book · by Fiódor Dostoievski · first published 1931
How many pages is The Idiot?
The Idiot by Fiódor Dostoievski has a median of 616 pages across 146 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 586 to 660 pages.
Median pages
616
146 editions counted
Range
280–784
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
11h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
169k
at 275 words per page
How long will The Idiot take you?
Reading time
10 h 51 min
At 30 min a day
22 days
At 1 hour a day
11 days
Page count of every edition, by year
Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.
Pages by format
Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.
| Format | Median pages | Editions | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 615 | 6 | 10 h 50 min |
| Paperback | 655 | 20 | 11 h 33 min |
Editions counted
The 146 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 3 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 437 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 784 | OL57533936M |
| 2022 | Standard Ebooks | – | 659 | OL51733754M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 689 | OL34212128M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 380 | OL34300437M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 624 | OL56528777M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 624 | OL55038463M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 654 | OL55031013M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 372 | OL56751100M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 326 | OL56760362M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 624 | OL56530500M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 624 | OL55043365M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 396 | OL54806466M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 344 | OL54799836M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 400 | OL56677248M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 654 | OL54669439M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 654 | OL55720832M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 654 | OL54798206M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 558 | OL55014655M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 784 | OL56511277M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 628 | OL56677393M |
| 2017 | Independently Published | – | 280 | OL40752644M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 496 | OL55081417M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 402 | OL54652548M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 460 | OL56671914M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 764 | OL56555557M |
| 2016 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 656 | OL34070015M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 356 | OL54653245M |
| 2016 | Bookstore | – | 654 | OL54655375M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 764 | OL54865883M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 764 | OL56669774M |
| 2015 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 720 | OL34059537M |
| 2015 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 720 | OL34030820M |
| 2015 | The Perfect Library | – | 494 | OL55293820M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 680 | OL54457770M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 482 | OL54527725M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 420 | OL54521494M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 614 | OL54328275M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 488 | OL54383844M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 514 | OL54536435M |
| 2012 | Andrews UK Ltd. | – | 704 | OL53924893M |
| 2012 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 502 | OL54581099M |
| 2012 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 732 | OL54370082M |
| 2012 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 680 | OL54372847M |
| 2011 | Mission Books | – | 375 | OL25342337M |
| 2010 | Signet Classics | – | 660 | OL24804544M |
| 2010 | Oneworld Classics | – | 689 | OL24836924M |
| 2008 | Oxford University Press | – | 658 | OL20749700M |
| 2007 | Book Jungle | Paperback | 616 | OL12557714M |
| 2007 | BiblioBazaar | Paperback | 612 | OL11980917M |
| 2007 | BiblioBazaar | Paperback | 686 | OL11980772M |
| 2007 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | Paperback | 624 | OL11931533M |
| 2007 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | Hardcover | 622 | OL10523048M |
| 2006 | ICON Reference | Paperback | 740 | OL10370541M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 722 | OL10370650M |
| 2006 | ReadHowYouWant.com | Paperback | 404 | OL8501616M |
| 2006 | Hard Press | Paperback | 554 | OL8422497M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 722 | OL10370435M |
| 2006 | ReadHowYouWant.com | Paperback | 420 | OL11858900M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 718 | OL10370501M |
| 2006 | ReadHowYouWant.com | Paperback | 452 | OL11858864M |
| 2006 | IndyPublish | Hardcover | 648 | OL11883863M |
| 2006 | ICON Reference | Paperback | 716 | OL10370354M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 716 | OL10416721M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 722 | OL10416621M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 736 | OL10416508M |
| 2005 | Barnes & Noble Classics | Hardcover | 608 | OL8870336M |
| 2005 | Barnes & Noble Classics | – | 578 | OL23125869M |
| 2004 | Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media | Turtleback | 667 | OL10943834M |
| 2004 | Penguin Books | – | 732 | OL3434283M |
| 2004 | Barnes & Noble Classics | Paperback | 608 | OL8870150M |
| 2003 | Dover Publications | – | 540 | OL3687781M |
| 2003 | Wordsworth Editions | – | 578 | OL22602127M |
| 2003 | Wildside Press | Paperback | 580 | OL12376698M |
| 2003 | Wildside Press | Hardcover | 580 | OL12376749M |
| 2003 | Modern Library | Paperback | 720 | OL7699694M |
| 2003 | Vintage | – | 656 | OL7426192M |
| 2003 | Modern Library | – | 667 | OL3564759M |
| 2002 | Everyman's Library | – | 633 | OL3946916M |
| 2002 | Signet Classic | – | 663 | OL24911876M |
| 2002 | Everyman's Library | – | 672 | OL7425274M |
| 1998 | Oxford University Press | – | 658 | OL22489425M |
| 1998 | Oxford University Press, USA | – | 688 | OL7384032M |
| 1998 | Wordsworth Editions Ltd | Paperback | 592 | OL8978537M |
| 1992 | Oxford University Press | – | 658 | OL22839487M |
| 1992 | Oxford University Press, USA | – | 687 | OL7383824M |
| 1987 | Imported Publications, Inc. | Hardcover | 709 | OL8171781M |
| 1986 | Signet Classics | – | 640 | OL7577171M |
| 1984 | Heritage Press | – | 560 | OL16089221M |
| 1983 | Modern Library | – | 586 | OL22776523M |
| 1981 | Bantam Books | – | 597 | OL24981752M |
| 1980 | New American library | – | 639 | OL22450939M |
| 1979 | Signet Books | – | 638 | OL23255617M |
| 1978 | New American Library | – | 638 | OL22780519M |
| 1972 | Penguin Books | – | 660 | OL18582223M |
| 1971 | Folio Society | – | 670 | OL22351384M |
| 1970 | Dent | – | 598 | OL16703601M |
| 1970 | Kishenev | – | 642 | OL22786895M |
| 1969 | New American Library | – | 638 | OL4432818M |
| 1968 | Heron Books | – | 598 | OL22832148M |
| 1968 | Heron Books | – | 597 | OL5727443M |
| 1967 | Heron Books | – | 597 | OL21418588M |
| 1965 | Washington Square Press | – | 634 | OL5938153M |
| 1965 | Washington Square Press | – | 658 | OL58726146M |
| 1964 | Heinemann | – | 604 | OL22189655M |
| 1962 | The Modern Library | – | 614 | OL58876852M |
| 1961 | Heinemann | – | 604 | OL18971704M |
| 1959 | Dell Publishing Co., Inc. | – | 674 | OL58876856M |
| 1958 | Bantam Books | – | 597 | OL16789627M |
| 1956 | Heritage Press | – | 560 | OL6196574M |
| 1956 | Limited Editions Club | – | 560 | OL6203676M |
| 1956 | Dent | – | 598 | OL22839488M |
| 1955 | Penguin Books | – | 661 | OL22647083M |
| 1955 | Penguin Books | – | 660 | OL18362054M |
| 1954 | Macmillan | – | 604 | OL13531936M |
| 1953 | Biblio Distribution Centre | – | 615 | OL7591859M |
| 1953 | Biblio Distribution Centre | – | 448 | OL7592037M |
| 1951 | Macmillan | – | 604 | OL40240780M |
| 1948 | J. M. Dent & Sons LTD. | – | 630 | OL58876858M |
| 1948 | Macmillan | – | 604 | OL6043881M |
| 1946 | W. Heinemann ltd | – | 604 | OL6503518M |
| 1942 | Modern Library | – | 586 | OL6443852M |
| 1935 | the modern library New York | – | 614 | OL58876855M |
| 1935 | The Modern Library | – | 586 | OL45060163M |
| 1935 | Modern Library | – | 586 | OL17734003M |
| 1935 | Modern Library | – | 586 | OL14174252M |
| 1935 | Modern Library | – | 586 | OL22114545M |
| 1935 | Random House | – | 586 | OL6325597M |
| 1935 | Modern Library | – | 586 | OL40244503M |
| 1935 | Modern Library | – | 586 | OL16703613M |
| 1934 | J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. | – | 605 | OL6360974M |
| 1927 | J.M. Dent | – | 605 | OL22739254M |
| 1922 | Macmillan | – | 620 | OL14664580M |
| 1917 | W. Heinemann | – | 620 | OL6628974M |
| 1916 | Dent | – | 605 | OL20165809M |
| 1914 | Dent | – | 598 | OL18192079M |
| 1913 | Heinemann | – | 604 | OL18892042M |
| 1913 | Heinemann | – | 604 | OL13657109M |
| 1913 | Heinemann | – | 620 | OL21352834M |
| 1913 | Heinemann | – | 604 | OL18531735M |
| 1913 | Heinemann | – | 604 | OL22610138M |
| 1913 | William Heinemann | – | 620 | OL44958988M |
| 1913 | William Heinemann | – | 620 | OL16668246M |
| 1913 | Macmillan | – | 620 | OL6559361M |
| 1887 | Vizetelly & Co | – | 480 | OL6974856M |
| 1874 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 534 | OL56814772M |
| – | Amereon Limited | Hardcover | 592 | OL11558786M |
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Questions
- How many pages is The Idiot?
- About 616 pages: that is the median of 146 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 280 to 784 pages.
- How long does it take to read The Idiot?
- About 10 h 51 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 22 days.
- How many words is The Idiot?
- Roughly 169,000 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)).