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How many pages is The Ocean at the End of the Lane?

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman has a median of 264 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 256 to 284 pages.

Median pages
264
6 editions counted
Range
181–304
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
73k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Ocean at the End of the Lane 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
4 h 39 min
At 30 min a day
10 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

20025030020142016201820202013: 256 pages2013: 256 pages2013: 181 pages2015: 272 pages2019: 304 pages2020: 288 pagesmedian 264
2002503002015201720202013: 256 pages2013: 256 pages2013: 181 pages2015: 272 pages2019: 304 pages2020: 288 pagesmedian 264
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 49 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Headline Publishing Group–288OL30169180M
2019Headline Publishing Group–304OL29450423M
2015Headline Publishing Group–272OL29400546M
2013HarperCollins Publishers–256OL29668390M
2013HarperCollins Publishers–256OL29664453M
2013William MorrowHardcover181OL25427899M

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Questions

How many pages is The Ocean at the End of the Lane?
About 264 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 181 to 304 pages.
How long does it take to read The Ocean at the End of the Lane?
About 4 h 39 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is The Ocean at the End of the Lane?
Roughly 73,000 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)).