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Book · by L. Frank Baum · first published 1969

How many pages is The Marvelous Land of Oz?

The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum has a median of 176 pages across 142 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 138 to 210 pages.

Median pages
176
142 editions counted
Range
80–379
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
48k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Marvelous Land of Oz take you?

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Reading time
3 h 06 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

10020030040019251950197520001904: 287 pages1904: 287 pages1904: 286 pages1904: 114 pages1925: 287 pages1925: 287 pages1932: 286 pages1939: 286 pages1961: 287 pages1969: 287 pages1969: 164 pages1971: 280 pages1973: 190 pages1974: 280 pages1975: 164 pages1978: 190 pages1979: 274 pages1980: 240 pages1982: 240 pages1985: 192 pages1985: 280 pages1985: 291 pages1985: 288 pages1986: 379 pages1987: 240 pages1997: 167 pages1999: 320 pages2000: 320 pages2001: 288 pages2001: 278 pages2002: 156 pages2002: 156 pages2003: 156 pages2004: 152 pages2004: 210 pages2004: 208 pages2005: 148 pages2005: 256 pages2005: 208 pages2006: 311 pages2007: 202 pages2007: 156 pages2007: 120 pages2007: 140 pages2007: 156 pages2007: 120 pages2010: 140 pages2010: 140 pages2012: 170 pages2013: 319 pages2013: 102 pages2013: 134 pages2013: 258 pages2014: 122 pages2014: 100 pages2014: 118 pages2015: 168 pages2015: 122 pages2015: 94 pages2015: 96 pages2015: 210 pages2015: 126 pages2015: 170 pages2016: 134 pages2016: 134 pages2016: 102 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 186 pages2016: 140 pages2016: 188 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 140 pages2016: 198 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 102 pages2016: 102 pages2016: 138 pages2017: 144 pages2017: 126 pages2017: 138 pages2017: 126 pages2017: 122 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 166 pages2017: 80 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 124 pages2017: 288 pages2017: 94 pages2017: 80 pages2017: 296 pages2017: 134 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 122 pages2017: 138 pages2017: 312 pages2017: 164 pages2017: 122 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 215 pages2018: 104 pages2018: 308 pages2018: 136 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 160 pages2018: 250 pages2018: 132 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 185 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 185 pages2020: 163 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 162 pages2020: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 352 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 134 pages2021: 185 pagesmedian 176
100200300400195020001904: 287 pages1904: 287 pages1904: 286 pages1904: 114 pages1925: 287 pages1925: 287 pages1932: 286 pages1939: 286 pages1961: 287 pages1969: 287 pages1969: 164 pages1971: 280 pages1973: 190 pages1974: 280 pages1975: 164 pages1978: 190 pages1979: 274 pages1980: 240 pages1982: 240 pages1985: 192 pages1985: 280 pages1985: 291 pages1985: 288 pages1986: 379 pages1987: 240 pages1997: 167 pages1999: 320 pages2000: 320 pages2001: 288 pages2001: 278 pages2002: 156 pages2002: 156 pages2003: 156 pages2004: 152 pages2004: 210 pages2004: 208 pages2005: 148 pages2005: 256 pages2005: 208 pages2006: 311 pages2007: 202 pages2007: 156 pages2007: 120 pages2007: 140 pages2007: 156 pages2007: 120 pages2010: 140 pages2010: 140 pages2012: 170 pages2013: 319 pages2013: 102 pages2013: 134 pages2013: 258 pages2014: 122 pages2014: 100 pages2014: 118 pages2015: 168 pages2015: 122 pages2015: 94 pages2015: 96 pages2015: 210 pages2015: 126 pages2015: 170 pages2016: 134 pages2016: 134 pages2016: 102 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 186 pages2016: 140 pages2016: 188 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 140 pages2016: 198 pages2016: 138 pages2016: 102 pages2016: 102 pages2016: 138 pages2017: 144 pages2017: 126 pages2017: 138 pages2017: 126 pages2017: 122 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 166 pages2017: 80 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 124 pages2017: 288 pages2017: 94 pages2017: 80 pages2017: 296 pages2017: 134 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 122 pages2017: 138 pages2017: 312 pages2017: 164 pages2017: 122 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 215 pages2018: 104 pages2018: 308 pages2018: 136 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 160 pages2018: 250 pages2018: 132 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 185 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 185 pages2020: 163 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 176 pages2020: 162 pages2020: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 352 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 176 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 185 pages2021: 134 pages2021: 185 pagesmedian 176
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
Hardcover20873 h 40 min
Paperback156122 h 45 min
Mass market28124 h 57 min

Editions counted

The 142 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 724 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–185OL34258946M
2021Independently Published–185OL34222113M
2021Independently Published–185OL34298018M
2021Independently Published–185OL34262214M
2021Independently Published–176OL34351271M
2021Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated–352OL29837904M
2021Independently Published–185OL34337241M
2021Independently Published–176OL34336370M

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Questions

How many pages is The Marvelous Land of Oz?
About 176 pages: that is the median of 142 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 80 to 379 pages.
How long does it take to read The Marvelous Land of Oz?
About 3 h 06 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is The Marvelous Land of Oz?
Roughly 48,000 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)).