Book · by Niccolò Machiavelli · first published 1959
How many pages is The Prince?
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli has a median of 148 pages across 180 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 123 to 192 pages.
Median pages
148
180 editions counted
Range
71–334
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
41k
at 275 words per page
How long will The Prince take you?
Reading time
2 h 37 min
At 30 min a day
6 days
At 1 hour a day
3 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 | 192 | 7 | 3 h 23 min |
| Paperback | 140 | 25 | 2 h 28 min |
| Mass market | 162 | 4 | 2 h 51 min |
Editions counted
The 180 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 24 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 1,407 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Westland, Brian | – | 124 | OL53380852M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 165 | OL34355395M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 123 | OL34281519M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 143 | OL34290562M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 99 | OL34239517M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 123 | OL34283204M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 123 | OL34307315M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 128 | OL34309656M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 154 | OL34327178M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 154 | OL34295748M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 128 | OL34288629M |
| 2020 | West Margin Press | – | 120 | OL34128564M |
| 2020 | Arcturus Publishing | – | 208 | OL30198757M |
| 2020 | Arcturus Publishing | – | 160 | OL29858806M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 128 | OL34211817M |
| 2020 | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | – | 144 | OL29888400M |
| 2019 | Pan Macmillan | – | 208 | OL28715874M |
| 2018 | Clydesdale Press, LLC | – | 96 | OL34102449M |
| 2017 | Amazon Publishing | – | 140 | OL34060773M |
| 2017 | Quarto Publishing Group USA | – | 256 | OL29323108M |
| 2017 | [not identified] | paperback | 88 | OL35718259M |
| 2016 | Wildside Press | – | 116 | OL39200941M |
| 2016 | Simon & Schuster, Limited | – | 192 | OL29292863M |
| 2015 | First Avenue Editions | – | 148 | OL31061906M |
| 2015 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 108 | OL34043536M |
| 2015 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 172 | OL29780915M |
| 2015 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 172 | OL34023745M |
| 2015 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 172 | OL29725553M |
| 2014 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 240 | OL28540872M |
| 2014 | Millennium Publications | – | 82 | OL35355212M |
| 2014 | Flame Tree Publishing | – | 192 | OL29162813M |
| 2013 | Start Publishing LLC | – | 108 | OL34002326M |
| 2013 | Prometheus Books, Publishers | – | 136 | OL28425103M |
| 2013 | Alma Classics | – | 128 | OL29163965M |
| 2012 | Brolga Publishing | – | 168 | OL34469190M |
| 2011 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 130 | OL28468877M |
| 2011 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 110 | OL28473038M |
| 2011 | Tribeca Books | – | 110 | OL39475910M |
| 2010 | Penguin Books | – | 176 | OL24461198M |
| 2010 | Soho | – | 140 | OL26684246M |
| 2010 | Arcturus | – | 128 | OL28412821M |
| 2010 | Capstone Pub. | – | 198 | OL25028547M |
| 2009 | Penguin Random House | – | 112 | OL28452771M |
| 2009 | Prohyptikon Pub. | – | 95 | OL28698037M |
| 2009 | Oneworld Classics | – | 113 | OL45220727M |
| 2009 | Penguin Random House | – | 112 | OL34424102M |
| 2008 | Modern Library | Paperback | 160 | OL11348754M |
| 2008 | RDMc Pub. | – | 135 | OL25029829M |
| 2008 | Signet Classics | Paperback | 128 | OL10274302M |
| 2008 | Cosimo, Inc. | – | 71 | OL32135105M |
| 2008 | Sterling | Hardcover | 304 | OL11637874M |
| 2007 | Wilder Publications | Paperback | 80 | OL12341672M |
| 2007 | Book Jungle | Paperback | 156 | OL12557671M |
| 2007 | BiblioBazaar | Paperback | 164 | OL11974836M |
| 2007 | Arc Manor | Paperback | 108 | OL8593888M |
| 2007 | BiblioBazaar | Paperback | 150 | OL11974796M |
| 2007 | Arc Manor | Paperback | 108 | OL8592831M |
| 2006 | Waking Lion Press | Paperback | 164 | OL9902039M |
| 2006 | Waking Lion Press | Paperback | 134 | OL8904372M |
| 2006 | Paperbackshop.Co.UK Ltd - Echo Library | Paperback | 196 | OL8964881M |
| 2006 | Penguin Books | – | 106 | OL22752168M |
| 2006 | 1st World Library - Literary Society | Hardcover | 180 | OL11823432M |
| 2006 | Aegypan | Paperback | 204 | OL8898449M |
| 2006 | El Paso Norte Press | Paperback | 124 | OL8590666M |
| 2006 | Aegypan | Hardcover | 204 | OL8898080M |
| 2005 | Icon Reference | Paperback | 268 | OL7652784M |
| 2005 | Oxford University Press | – | 133 | OL3433085M |
| 2005 | Bedford/St. Martin's | – | 206 | OL3314920M |
| 2004 | Mass Market Paperback | 192 | OL7951385M | |
| 2003 | Bantam Dell | Paperback (Mass Market) | 176 | OL58076670M |
| 2003 | Penguin Books | – | 106 | OL3700118M |
| 2002 | Deodand Publishing | Paperback | 112 | OL8480953M |
| 2002 | IndyPublish.com | Paperback | 140 | OL8402731M |
| 2002 | IndyPublish.com | Hardcover | 140 | OL8402730M |
| 1999 | Signet Classic | – | 127 | OL36136M |
| 1999 | Penguin Books | – | 106 | OL109568M |
| 1998 | Wordsworth Editions Ltd | Paperback | 143 | OL8978943M |
| 1998 | Longman | – | 127 | OL7589501M |
| 1998 | University of Chicago Press | – | 151 | OL346696M |
| 1998 | Oxford University Press, USA | Paperback | 125 | OL7384026M |
| 1997 | Yale University Press | – | 151 | OL1009992M |
| 1996 | Humanities Press | – | 131 | OL785425M |
| 1995 | Hackett Pub. Co. | – | 83 | OL1118474M |
| 1994 | Barnes and Noble | – | 92 | OL26337041M |
| 1994 | Barnes and Noble | Unknown Binding | 86 | OL8667958M |
| 1992 | Norton | – | 288 | OL1552606M |
| 1992 | Everyman's Library | Hardcover | 224 | OL7698588M |
| 1992 | W. W. Norton & Company | – | 288 | OL7455256M |
| 1992 | Knopf | – | 190 | OL1567629M |
| 1992 | Everymans Library | – | 144 | OL7592516M |
| 1992 | Quality Paperback Book Club | – | 90 | OL22791565M |
| 1992 | Everyman | – | 196 | OL28428719M |
| 1992 | J.M. Dent | – | 114 | OL1478582M |
| 1989 | Cambridge University Press | Hardcover | 192 | OL7737463M |
| 1989 | Waveland Press | Paperback | 168 | OL8172970M |
| 1988 | ETC Publications | – | 185 | OL2378377M |
| 1988 | Cambridge University Press | – | 152 | OL22838015M |
| 1988 | Cambridge University Press | Paperback | 192 | OL7737764M |
| 1986 | Barron's Educational Series | Paperback | 120 | OL8003816M |
| 1986 | H. Davidson | – | 82 | OL2729990M |
| 1986 | Mursia | – | 182 | OL20494506M |
| 1986 | Prometheus Books | – | 90 | OL2745557M |
| 1985 | University of Chicago Press | – | 124 | OL3022311M |
| 1985 | Univ of Chicago Pr (Tx) | Hardcover | 144 | OL10192393M |
| 1984 | Bantam Classics | Mass Market Paperback | 147 | OL7820398M |
| 1984 | Oxford University Press | – | 101 | OL3170885M |
| 1981 | Bantam Books | – | 147 | OL22950206M |
| 1981 | Bantam Books | Mass Market Paperback | 146 | OL7820279M |
| 1981 | University of Dallas Press | – | 168 | OL44802573M |
| 1980 | University of Dallas Press | – | 168 | OL4130207M |
| 1980 | New American Library | – | 127 | OL17787708M |
| 1980 | Penguin | – | 127 | OL26512591M |
| 1980 | Easton Press | – | 185 | OL37826967M |
| 1980 | New American Library | – | 127 | OL37826901M |
| 1978 | Franklin Library | – | 146 | OL4755021M |
| 1977 | Norton | – | 283 | OL7451555M |
| 1977 | Norton | – | 283 | OL4537492M |
| 1977 | W W Norton & Co Ltd | – | 283 | OL7452285M |
| 1976 | Barrons Educational Series Inc | Paperback | 334 | OL8003568M |
| 1975 | Barron's Educational Series, inc. | – | 334 | OL5042022M |
| 1971 | Penguin Books | – | 153 | OL21261318M |
| 1970 | The Folio Society | – | 143 | OL17637658M |
| 1969 | Scolar Press | – | 305 | OL5726942M |
| 1969 | Scolar P | – | 311 | OL22829394M |
| 1969 | S.R. Publishers | – | 233 | OL21118095M |
| 1968 | S.R. Publishers | – | 226 | OL5742622M |
| 1968 | Penguin | – | 154 | OL4605001M |
| 1964 | St. Martin's Press | – | 225 | OL14279162M |
| 1964 | St. Martin's Press | – | 225 | OL5910492M |
| 1963 | G. Einaudi | – | 134 | OL14962075M |
| 1963 | H. Regnery Co. | – | 148 | OL5883267M |
| 1963 | Washington Square Press | – | 119 | OL5890469M |
| 1962 | Grove Press | – | 192 | OL5824353M |
| 1962 | New American Library | – | 127 | OL13572309M |
| 1961 | Penguin Books | – | 153 | OL22818406M |
| 1961 | Penguin Classics | – | 154 | OL7355098M |
| 1961 | Penguin Books | – | 153 | OL26232908M |
| 1961 | The Penguin Group | Paperback | 106 | OL25447434M |
| 1960 | Oxford University Press | – | 119 | OL17775797M |
| 1960 | J.M. Dent & Sons | – | 231 | OL22764211M |
| 1960 | Oxford University Press | – | 119 | OL18684031M |
| 1958 | Dent | – | 231 | OL22833415M |
| 1955 | Heritage Press | – | 185 | OL17722260M |
| 1955 | Encyclopædia Britannica | – | 283 | OL6178234M |
| 1954 | Heritage Press | – | 185 | OL17721404M |
| 1954 | Limited Editions Club | – | 185 | OL6171827M |
| 1953 | New American Library | – | 150 | OL39802049M |
| 1952 | Encyclopaedia Britannica | – | 283 | OL22231118M |
| 1952 | New American Library | – | 138 | OL6117517M |
| 1952 | New American Library | – | 127 | OL17791074M |
| 1952 | New American Library | – | 127 | OL24385412M |
| 1952 | Mentor | – | 127 | OL37826900M |
| 1947 | AHM Pub. Corp. | – | 82 | OL21261306M |
| 1947 | Appleton-Century-Crofts | – | 82 | OL17638762M |
| 1947 | Appleton-Century | – | 82 | OL23264893M |
| 1947 | F. S. Crofts & Co. | – | 82 | OL6512169M |
| 1947 | Harlan Davidson | Paperback | 82 | OL8179289M |
| 1947 | Appleton-Century-Crofts | – | 82 | OL28388468M |
| 1944 | The University of North Carolina Press | – | 177 | OL14110795M |
| 1944 | University of North Carolina Press | – | 177 | OL17405046M |
| 1944 | The University of North Carolina Press | – | 177 | OL14818685M |
| 1944 | The University of North Carolina Press | – | 177 | OL37918840M |
| 1935 | J.M. Dent & sons, ltd. | – | 290 | OL6347362M |
| 1935 | Oxford university press, H. Milford | – | 119 | OL6328165M |
| 1931 | J. M. Dent | – | 231 | OL22064125M |
| 1930 | Libreria del Littorio | – | 260 | OL17195617M |
| 1930 | Libreria del Littorio | – | 260 | OL17352351M |
| 1929 | Libreria d'Italia | – | 260 | OL22143724M |
| 1925 | Philip Allan | – | 164 | OL22829188M |
| 1921 | Oxford University Press | – | 107 | OL14035521M |
| 1919 | J. M. Dent | – | 231 | OL22962930M |
| 1913 | Clarendon Press | – | 203 | OL7041044M |
| 1908 | J.M. Dent | – | 290 | OL20306991M |
| 1908 | Dent | – | 296 | OL22821444M |
| 1908 | J. M. Dent | – | 209 | OL13573585M |
| 1908 | J. M. Dent | – | 290 | OL22601014M |
| 1908 | Dent | – | 231 | OL22396260M |
| 1906 | Henry Frowde | – | 107 | OL13758290M |
| 1897 | The Clarendon press | – | 198 | OL17637617M |
| – | Oxford University Press | – | 133 | OL24535230M |
Questions
- How many pages is The Prince?
- About 148 pages: that is the median of 180 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 71 to 334 pages.
- How long does it take to read The Prince?
- About 2 h 37 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
- How many words is The Prince?
- Roughly 41,000 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)).