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How many pages is The Phoenix and the Carpet?

The Phoenix and the Carpet by Edith Nesbit has a median of 174 pages across 159 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 155 to 220 pages.

Median pages
174
159 editions counted
Range
82–382
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
48k
at 275 words per page

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Reading time
3 h 04 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.

100200300400192519501975200020251904: 236 pages1931: 321 pages1940: 328 pages1956: 325 pages1959: 250 pages1960: 325 pages1960: 285 pages1978: 264 pages1982: 250 pages1995: 271 pages1996: 289 pages1999: 224 pages1999: 289 pages2002: 200 pages2002: 228 pages2002: 228 pages2002: 200 pages2004: 250 pages2004: 192 pages2005: 352 pages2006: 132 pages2007: 200 pages2007: 236 pages2007: 204 pages2007: 184 pages2007: 236 pages2009: 110 pages2010: 307 pages2010: 186 pages2011: 128 pages2011: 164 pages2011: 187 pages2011: 187 pages2012: 198 pages2012: 118 pages2012: 178 pages2013: 118 pages2013: 282 pages2013: 164 pages2013: 96 pages2014: 100 pages2014: 146 pages2014: 160 pages2014: 187 pages2014: 120 pages2014: 174 pages2014: 180 pages2014: 96 pages2015: 120 pages2015: 224 pages2015: 152 pages2015: 106 pages2015: 174 pages2015: 240 pages2015: 166 pages2015: 100 pages2015: 100 pages2016: 174 pages2016: 174 pages2016: 176 pages2016: 198 pages2016: 100 pages2016: 174 pages2016: 238 pages2016: 108 pages2016: 206 pages2016: 104 pages2016: 174 pages2016: 114 pages2016: 148 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 144 pages2017: 172 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 304 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 320 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 170 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 304 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 170 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 280 pages2017: 222 pages2017: 208 pages2017: 218 pages2017: 320 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 208 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 82 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 168 pages2017: 320 pages2017: 142 pages2017: 170 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 142 pages2017: 210 pages2017: 224 pages2017: 142 pages2017: 170 pages2018: 160 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 366 pages2018: 166 pages2018: 110 pages2018: 186 pages2018: 382 pages2018: 178 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 158 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 172 pages2018: 160 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 166 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 106 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 188 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 382 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 336 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 110 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 198 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 162 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 346 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 256 pages2018: 82 pages2020: 179 pages2020: 192 pages2020: 215 pages2021: 177 pages2021: 162 pages2021: 164 pages2021: 133 pages2021: 213 pages2023: 272 pages2025: 320 pagesmedian 174
100200300400195020001904: 236 pages1931: 321 pages1940: 328 pages1956: 325 pages1959: 250 pages1960: 325 pages1960: 285 pages1978: 264 pages1982: 250 pages1995: 271 pages1996: 289 pages1999: 224 pages1999: 289 pages2002: 200 pages2002: 228 pages2002: 228 pages2002: 200 pages2004: 250 pages2004: 192 pages2005: 352 pages2006: 132 pages2007: 200 pages2007: 236 pages2007: 204 pages2007: 184 pages2007: 236 pages2009: 110 pages2010: 307 pages2010: 186 pages2011: 128 pages2011: 164 pages2011: 187 pages2011: 187 pages2012: 198 pages2012: 118 pages2012: 178 pages2013: 118 pages2013: 282 pages2013: 164 pages2013: 96 pages2014: 100 pages2014: 146 pages2014: 160 pages2014: 187 pages2014: 120 pages2014: 174 pages2014: 180 pages2014: 96 pages2015: 120 pages2015: 224 pages2015: 152 pages2015: 106 pages2015: 174 pages2015: 240 pages2015: 166 pages2015: 100 pages2015: 100 pages2016: 174 pages2016: 174 pages2016: 176 pages2016: 198 pages2016: 100 pages2016: 174 pages2016: 238 pages2016: 108 pages2016: 206 pages2016: 104 pages2016: 174 pages2016: 114 pages2016: 148 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 144 pages2017: 172 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 304 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 320 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 132 pages2017: 170 pages2017: 176 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 304 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 170 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 280 pages2017: 222 pages2017: 208 pages2017: 218 pages2017: 320 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 208 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 82 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 110 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 168 pages2017: 320 pages2017: 142 pages2017: 170 pages2017: 174 pages2017: 142 pages2017: 210 pages2017: 224 pages2017: 142 pages2017: 170 pages2018: 160 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 366 pages2018: 166 pages2018: 110 pages2018: 186 pages2018: 382 pages2018: 178 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 158 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 172 pages2018: 160 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 166 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 106 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 188 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 382 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 336 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 110 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 134 pages2018: 198 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 162 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 346 pages2018: 174 pages2018: 256 pages2018: 82 pages2020: 179 pages2020: 192 pages2020: 215 pages2021: 177 pages2021: 162 pages2021: 164 pages2021: 133 pages2021: 213 pages2023: 272 pages2025: 320 pagesmedian 174
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover23244 h 05 min
Paperback204113 h 36 min

Editions counted

The 159 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 2 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 438 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2025Penguin Books, Limited–320OL57535348M
2023Canon Press–272OL53374757M
2021Independently Published–177OL34195395M
2021West Margin Press–162OL34118963M
2021West Margin Press–164OL34162787M
2021Independently Published–133OL34255349M
2021Independently Published–213OL34236576M
2020Independently Published–179OL30322787M

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Questions

How many pages is The Phoenix and the Carpet?
About 174 pages: that is the median of 159 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 82 to 382 pages.
How long does it take to read The Phoenix and the Carpet?
About 3 h 04 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 Phoenix and the Carpet?
Roughly 48,000 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)).