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Book · by Edgar Allan Poe · first published 2001

How many pages is The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym?

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe has a median of 198 pages across 78 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 145 to 260 pages.

Median pages
198
78 editions counted
Range
100–422
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
54k
at 275 words per page

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Reading time
3 h 29 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.

20040018501900195020001838: 201 pages1838: 201 pages1838: 252 pages1838: 252 pages1884: 169 pages1898: 265 pages1928: 185 pages1930: 296 pages1930: 294 pages1930: 294 pages1930: 267 pages1930: 294 pages1934: 324 pages1959: 258 pages1959: 258 pages1960: 198 pages1960: 198 pages1966: 198 pages1969: 198 pages1970: 201 pages1973: 157 pages1973: 422 pages1975: 311 pages1999: 245 pages2002: 191 pages2004: 264 pages2005: 108 pages2005: 176 pages2006: 264 pages2010: 294 pages2013: 240 pages2013: 148 pages2014: 189 pages2015: 172 pages2015: 138 pages2015: 136 pages2015: 164 pages2015: 176 pages2016: 108 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 244 pages2016: 140 pages2016: 208 pages2016: 208 pages2016: 188 pages2016: 122 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 140 pages2017: 302 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 138 pages2017: 144 pages2017: 118 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 304 pages2017: 118 pages2017: 304 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 202 pages2018: 398 pages2018: 168 pages2018: 246 pages2018: 260 pages2018: 260 pages2018: 100 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 398 pages2018: 270 pages2018: 132 pages2020: 132 pages2021: 202 pages2021: 182 pages2025: 350 pagesmedian 198
200400190020001838: 201 pages1838: 201 pages1838: 252 pages1838: 252 pages1884: 169 pages1898: 265 pages1928: 185 pages1930: 296 pages1930: 294 pages1930: 294 pages1930: 267 pages1930: 294 pages1934: 324 pages1959: 258 pages1959: 258 pages1960: 198 pages1960: 198 pages1966: 198 pages1969: 198 pages1970: 201 pages1973: 157 pages1973: 422 pages1975: 311 pages1999: 245 pages2002: 191 pages2004: 264 pages2005: 108 pages2005: 176 pages2006: 264 pages2010: 294 pages2013: 240 pages2013: 148 pages2014: 189 pages2015: 172 pages2015: 138 pages2015: 136 pages2015: 164 pages2015: 176 pages2016: 108 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 244 pages2016: 140 pages2016: 208 pages2016: 208 pages2016: 188 pages2016: 122 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 140 pages2017: 302 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 138 pages2017: 144 pages2017: 118 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 304 pages2017: 118 pages2017: 304 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 202 pages2018: 398 pages2018: 168 pages2018: 246 pages2018: 260 pages2018: 260 pages2018: 100 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 116 pages2018: 398 pages2018: 270 pages2018: 132 pages2020: 132 pages2021: 202 pages2021: 182 pages2025: 350 pagesmedian 198
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 78 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 391 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2025Unnamed Press–350OL57579259M
2021Independently Published–202OL34360911M
2021Independently Published–182OL34330704M
2020Independently Published–132OL30259076M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–398OL56855190M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–168OL56762966M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–246OL56739778M
2018CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–260OL55673121M

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Questions

How many pages is The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym?
About 198 pages: that is the median of 78 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 100 to 422 pages.
How long does it take to read The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym?
About 3 h 29 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 Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym?
Roughly 54,000 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)).