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How many pages is The Magic Finger?

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl has a median of 64 pages across 14 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 62 to 64 pages.

Median pages
64
14 editions counted
Range
40–80
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
1.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
17k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Magic Finger take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
1 h 07 min
At 30 min a day
3 days
At 1 hour a day
2 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

406080197019801990200020101966: 40 pages1966: 40 pages1968: 41 pages1974: 64 pages1989: 64 pages1991: 64 pages1993: 64 pages1993: 63 pages1995: 62 pages1997: 64 pages1997: 62 pages1999: 62 pages2008: 80 pages2016: 80 pagesmedian 63
406080198020001966: 40 pages1966: 40 pages1968: 41 pages1974: 64 pages1989: 64 pages1991: 64 pages1993: 64 pages1993: 63 pages1995: 62 pages1997: 64 pages1997: 62 pages1999: 62 pages2008: 80 pages2016: 80 pagesmedian 63
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 14 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 92 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2016Penguin Books, Limited–80OL28592324M
2008Puffin Bookspaperback80OL27305796M
1999Scholastic–62OL24213168M
1997Viking Penguin–64OL7354151M
1997Puffin Books–62OL1005625M
1995Viking–62OL569226M
1993Viking Children's Books–64OL15552027M
1993Puffin Books–63OL1727270M

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Questions

How many pages is The Magic Finger?
About 64 pages: that is the median of 14 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 40 to 80 pages.
How long does it take to read The Magic Finger?
About 1 h 07 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 3 days.
How many words is The Magic Finger?
Roughly 17,000 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)).