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How many pages is The Magic of Reality?

The Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins has a median of 272 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 272 pages.

Median pages
272
6 editions counted
Range
271–272
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.2h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
75k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Magic of Reality 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
5 h 14 min
At 30 min a day
11 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.

2652702752802009201020112012201320142011: 271 pages2011: 272 pages2012: 272 pages2012: 272 pages2012: 272 pages2012: 272 pagesmedian 272
2652702752802010201220142011: 271 pages2011: 272 pages2012: 272 pages2012: 272 pages2012: 272 pages2012: 272 pagesmedian 272
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 13 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2012Free Press–272OL29651504M
2012Penguin Random House–272OL28483739M
2012Penguin Random House–272OL28480899M
2012Transworld Publishers Limited–272OL33406644M
2011Free PressHardcover271OL25004650M
2011Free Press–272OL33986621M

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Questions

How many pages is The Magic of Reality?
About 272 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 271 to 272 pages.
How long does it take to read The Magic of Reality?
About 5 h 14 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is The Magic of Reality?
Roughly 75,000 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)).