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How many pages is The October Country?

The October Country by Ray Bradbury has a median of 291 pages across 20 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 247 to 306 pages.

Median pages
291
20 editions counted
Range
158–337
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
80k
at 275 words per page

How long will The October Country 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
5 h 08 min
At 30 min a day
11 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2003001960198020001955: 306 pages1955: 306 pages1956: 306 pages1956: 306 pages1963: 158 pages1964: 276 pages1964: 158 pages1965: 306 pages1969: 276 pages1970: 272 pages1972: 276 pages1973: 158 pages1976: 173 pages1984: 173 pages1985: 276 pages1996: 306 pages1996: 306 pages1997: 337 pages1999: 334 pages2011: 334 pagesmedian 291
2003001960198020001955: 306 pages1955: 306 pages1956: 306 pages1956: 306 pages1963: 158 pages1964: 276 pages1964: 158 pages1965: 306 pages1969: 276 pages1970: 272 pages1972: 276 pages1973: 158 pages1976: 173 pages1984: 173 pages1985: 276 pages1996: 306 pages1996: 306 pages1997: 337 pages1999: 334 pages2011: 334 pagesmedian 291
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 20 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 53 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2011HarperCollins Publishers–334OL34842925M
1999Avon Books–334OL61278M
1997Gauntlet PressHardcover337OL8708154M
1996Ballantine Books–306OL15518483M
1996Ballantine Books–306OL1024861M
1985Del ReyMass Market Paperback276OL9593714M
1984GranadaPaperback173OL7882776M
1976Panther–173OL22450824M

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Questions

How many pages is The October Country?
About 291 pages: that is the median of 20 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 158 to 337 pages.
How long does it take to read The October Country?
About 5 h 08 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is The October Country?
Roughly 80,000 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)).