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How many pages is The Mystery at Lilac Inn?

The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Leslie McFarlane has a median of 192 pages across 11 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 180 to 200 pages.

Median pages
192
11 editions counted
Range
180–212
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
53k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Mystery at Lilac Inn 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
3 h 23 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.

18020019401960198020001930: 200 pages1930: 212 pages1930: 200 pages1961: 180 pages1961: 180 pages1974: 180 pages1989: 180 pages1994: 200 pages1997: 192 pages2003: 192 pages2014: 192 pagesmedian 192
180200195020001930: 200 pages1930: 212 pages1930: 200 pages1961: 180 pages1961: 180 pages1974: 180 pages1989: 180 pages1994: 200 pages1997: 192 pages2003: 192 pages2014: 192 pagesmedian 192
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 11 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 31 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2014Penguin Publishing Group–192OL28522903M
2003Grosset & DunlapPaperback192OL10266210M
1997Grosset & Dunlap–192OL7539954M
1994Applewood Books–200OL1085425M
1989Grosset & Dunlap–180OL17080694M
1974Grosset & Dunlap–180OL7562117M
1961Grosset & Dunlap–180OL24214849M
1961Grosset and Dunlap–180OL20937683M

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Questions

How many pages is The Mystery at Lilac Inn?
About 192 pages: that is the median of 11 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 180 to 212 pages.
How long does it take to read The Mystery at Lilac Inn?
About 3 h 23 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 Mystery at Lilac Inn?
Roughly 53,000 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)).