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How many pages is The Minpins?

The Minpins by Roald Dahl has a median of 48 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 47 to 48 pages.

Median pages
48
5 editions counted
Range
47–48
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
13k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Minpins 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
51 min
At 30 min a day
2 days
At 1 hour a day
1 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

4647484919952000200520101991: 47 pages1991: 48 pages1994: 48 pages1996: 47 pages2014: 48 pagesmedian 48
46474849200020101991: 47 pages1991: 48 pages1994: 48 pages1996: 47 pages2014: 48 pagesmedian 48
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 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 35 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2014Penguin Books, Limited–48OL28512462M
1996ScholasticUnknown Binding47OL7885012M
1994Puffin–48OL7356448M
1991Viking–47OL1566322M
1991Jonathan Cape Children's Books (Random Century Group)–48OL18691282M

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Questions

How many pages is The Minpins?
About 48 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 47 to 48 pages.
How long does it take to read The Minpins?
About 51 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 2 days.
How many words is The Minpins?
Roughly 13,000 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)).