Book · by Edgar Allan Poe · first published 1994
How many pages is The Murders in the Rue Morgue?
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe has a median of 38 pages across 110 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 38 to 51 pages.
Median pages
38
110 editions counted
Range
21–81
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
10k
at 275 words per page
How long will The Murders in the Rue Morgue take you?
Reading time
40 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.
Editions counted
The 110 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 7 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 532 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Prakash Book Depot | – | 76 | OL56904388M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 51 | OL34284128M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 51 | OL34351572M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 51 | OL34285680M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 51 | OL34338335M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 51 | OL34306860M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 51 | OL34283381M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 51 | OL34345035M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 51 | OL34331702M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 51 | OL34234859M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 30 | OL34202933M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 51 | OL34204416M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 47 | OL34311191M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 55 | OL30321882M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 55 | OL34335244M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 56 | OL30320537M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 55 | OL30325313M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 47 | OL30327192M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 50 | OL56355542M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 46 | OL55615166M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55870673M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56455801M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56379817M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56776128M |
| 2018 | BibliophilePro | – | 54 | OL54804072M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56404398M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 34 | OL56855411M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 44 | OL56684742M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 34 | OL56854315M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55900233M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55598054M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56655606M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56622526M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56216229M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56565260M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 34 | OL55380535M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56077298M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56152716M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56315855M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56087845M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55600033M |
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| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55932210M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55837488M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 36 | OL56087237M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56529443M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 78 | OL56805381M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56845107M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56153022M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56456989M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 44 | OL55992580M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56656883M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 42 | OL56621781M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 32 | OL56853796M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56654587M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 52 | OL56087536M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56154900M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56533386M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55902447M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56317779M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 46 | OL55827765M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 36 | OL56302084M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 52 | OL56307629M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56398085M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL54995365M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 50 | OL55869794M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 36 | OL56517820M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 52 | OL56290850M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 36 | OL56515399M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 52 | OL54883756M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 62 | OL55817124M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 36 | OL56115962M |
| 2017 | Mybook | – | 38 | OL55008501M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 62 | OL55261605M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 62 | OL56449498M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55660861M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 42 | OL56424267M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55895162M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 36 | OL55360779M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 40 | OL55815405M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 28 | OL55923823M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 36 | OL56289621M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56503767M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 52 | OL54993732M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55635564M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 30 | OL56588923M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 36 | OL56312516M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56589167M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 42 | OL55984740M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 28 | OL55400234M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 32 | OL56501573M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56582260M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55394543M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL54988910M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56609721M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 54 | OL56022439M |
| 2015 | The Perfect Library | – | 36 | OL54970359M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL56550838M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 78 | OL55648087M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 38 | OL55703648M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 56 | OL55766590M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 62 | OL55731863M |
| 2008 | Clarín | paperback | 63 | OL39219501M |
| 2004 | BookSurge Classics | Paperback | 58 | OL12435435M |
| 2001 | La Spiga Languages | – | 79 | OL26334444M |
| 1999 | Burlington Books | Paperback | 53 | OL13211740M |
| 1996 | Penguin (Non-Classics) | – | 64 | OL7362296M |
| 1958 | Allen Press | – | 81 | OL3249496M |
| 1895 | G. Barrie | – | 21 | OL24475066M |
| 1895 | G. Barrie | – | 21 | OL17350869M |
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Questions
- How many pages is The Murders in the Rue Morgue?
- About 38 pages: that is the median of 110 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 21 to 81 pages.
- How long does it take to read The Murders in the Rue Morgue?
- About 40 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 Murders in the Rue Morgue?
- Roughly 10,000 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)).