Book · by Charles Dickens · first published 2006
How many pages is The Old Curiosity Shop?
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens has a median of 578 pages across 118 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 537 to 729 pages.
Median pages
578
118 editions counted
Range
274–787
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
10h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
159k
at 275 words per page
How long will The Old Curiosity Shop take you?
Reading time
10 h 11 min
At 30 min a day
21 days
At 1 hour a day
11 days
Page count of every edition, by year
Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.
Pages by format
Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.
| Format | Median pages | Editions | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 580 | 11 | 10 h 13 min |
| Paperback | 580 | 11 | 10 h 13 min |
Editions counted
The 118 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 6 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 825 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 776 | OL34215221M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34209875M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 776 | OL34294184M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34328042M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34218180M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34232922M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 776 | OL34252192M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34155213M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34330801M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34360259M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 782 | OL34175668M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34324252M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 776 | OL34344638M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34245363M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34339730M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 776 | OL34241587M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 524 | OL34191718M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 776 | OL34283403M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34351275M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 776 | OL34243539M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 442 | OL34198168M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 776 | OL34311937M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 639 | OL34308330M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 489 | OL30227372M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34338739M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL30321385M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL30326256M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL30356579M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL30328111M |
| 2020 | West Margin Press | – | 524 | OL34122936M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | Paperback | 350 | OL47031200M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL34125940M |
| 2020 | HardPress | – | 552 | OL30284190M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL29958165M |
| 2019 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 474 | OL46608554M |
| 2019 | Independently Published | – | 787 | OL29933895M |
| 2017 | Independently Published | – | 484 | OL40794637M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 562 | OL46602938M |
| 2015 | The Perfect Library | – | 434 | OL46602541M |
| 2015 | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. | – | 608 | OL33489819M |
| 2014 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 610 | OL34054240M |
| 2012 | Bollinger, Max | – | 536 | OL34483741M |
| 2011 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 392 | OL46592994M |
| 2011 | Penguin Random House | – | 720 | OL34467211M |
| 2010 | Vintage Books | – | 720 | OL28451313M |
| 2009 | Barnes & Noble | – | 557 | OL24862778M |
| 2009 | Knopf/Premier Classics | – | 569 | OL32130402M |
| 2007 | IndyPublish | Hardcover | 580 | OL11983567M |
| 2007 | Everymans Library | Hardcover | 541 | OL10276964M |
| 2007 | IndyPublish | Paperback | 580 | OL11983585M |
| 2007 | BiblioBazaar | Paperback | 572 | OL11978222M |
| 2007 | BiblioBazaar | Paperback | 636 | OL11978223M |
| 2007 | North Books | Hardcover | 659 | OL12286693M |
| 2007 | Book Jungle | Paperback | 568 | OL12557826M |
| 2007 | Dodo Press | Paperback | 600 | OL11678048M |
| 2006 | Hard Press | Paperback | 484 | OL9436342M |
| 2006 | Paperbackshop.Co.UK Ltd - Echo Library | Paperback | 668 | OL11915907M |
| 2006 | IndyPublish.com | Hardcover | 580 | OL8492906M |
| 2006 | IndyPublish.com | Paperback | 580 | OL11828912M |
| 2006 | Echo Library | Paperback | 464 | OL11916003M |
| 2003 | Dover Publications | – | 452 | OL3683636M |
| 2003 | IndyPublish.com | Hardcover | 580 | OL11727712M |
| 2000 | Penguin Books | – | 575 | OL3966471M |
| 2000 | Penguin Books | – | 575 | OL44897608M |
| 1998 | Book-of-the-Month Club | – | 732 | OL32130401M |
| 1998 | Oxford University Press | – | 619 | OL684106M |
| 1997 | Reader's Digest Associatin | – | 525 | OL22487893M |
| 1997 | Clarendon Press | Hardcover | 638 | OL661054M |
| 1995 | Everyman's Library | Hardcover | 624 | OL7699134M |
| 1995 | Wordsworth Editions Ltd | Paperback | 608 | OL8978600M |
| 1989 | ISIS Large Print Books | Hardcover | 643 | OL9412408M |
| 1988 | Reader's Digest | – | 525 | OL2412139M |
| 1987 | Oxford University Press | – | 570 | OL7382201M |
| 1975 | Oxford University Press | – | 555 | OL15112515M |
| 1972 | Penguin | – | 720 | OL5339308M |
| 1967 | Oxford University Press | – | 555 | OL43759772M |
| 1967 | Oxford University Press | – | 555 | OL16529677M |
| 1963 | Collins | – | 518 | OL43195585M |
| 1960 | Oxford University Press | – | 555 | OL26571180M |
| 1960 | Oxford University Press | – | 555 | OL32130400M |
| 1960 | Oxford University Press | – | 555 | OL20673580M |
| 1959 | Dent | – | 541 | OL22396129M |
| 1959 | J.M. Dent | – | 541 | OL26571179M |
| 1952 | Thomas Nelson | – | 575 | OL16791617M |
| 1945 | Dodd, Mead & Co. | – | 560 | OL32130403M |
| 1943 | Dodd, Mead & Company | – | 560 | OL6456967M |
| 1943 | Dodd, Mead & Company | – | 622 | OL46990415M |
| 1943 | Dodd, Mead & Company | Hardcover | 560 | OL27790753M |
| 1943 | Dodd Mead & Company | – | 614 | OL45917712M |
| 1943 | Dodd Mead & Company | – | 560 | OL42964246M |
| 1941 | The Heritage Press | – | 598 | OL49947087M |
| 1941 | The Heritage Press | – | 552 | OL6415166M |
| 1941 | Heritage Press | – | 552 | OL23266214M |
| 1937 | Nonesuch Press | – | 593 | OL22230146M |
| 1929 | T. Nelson | – | 575 | OL32355302M |
| 1929 | Thomas Nelson and Sons | – | 575 | OL22602527M |
| 1925 | Macrae, Smith Company | – | 618 | OL6685013M |
| 1925 | Milford | – | 570 | OL52703477M |
| 1913 | Hodder and Stoughton | – | 359 | OL53653955M |
| 1910 | Collins' Clear Type Press | Hardcover | 696 | OL25432209M |
| 1908 | J. M. Dent & Sons | – | 720 | OL50988616M |
| 1904 | Gresham Publishing Company | – | 466 | OL45457391M |
| 1894 | Houghton Mifflin company | – | 573 | OL6581321M |
| 1890 | Chapman and Hall | – | 460 | OL53678129M |
| 1876 | Chapman and Hall | – | 274 | OL14032084M |
| 1874 | Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd. | – | 614 | OL47310999M |
| 1867 | Chapman and Hall | – | 337 | OL6277272M |
| 1854 | Getz and Buck | – | 362 | OL45058668M |
| 1853 | Chapman and Hall | – | 344 | OL7235135M |
| 1850 | T. B. Peterson | – | 630 | OL25527806M |
| 1848 | Chapman and Hall | – | 344 | OL6972506M |
| 1841 | Lea and Blanchard | – | 362 | OL52279296M |
| 1841 | Chapman and Hall | – | 306 | OL24351789M |
| 1841 | CHAPMAN & HALL, Limited | Hard Cover | 337 | OL26231216M |
| 1840 | Chapman & Hall | – | 460 | OL7093256M |
| – | A.L. Burt Company, Publishers. | – | 424 | OL40243637M |
| – | Everyman Paperback Classics | – | 512 | OL7592765M |
| – | Hazell Watson and Viney | – | 756 | OL42878394M |
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Questions
- How many pages is The Old Curiosity Shop?
- About 578 pages: that is the median of 118 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 274 to 787 pages.
- How long does it take to read The Old Curiosity Shop?
- About 10 h 11 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 21 days.
- How many words is The Old Curiosity Shop?
- Roughly 159,000 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)).