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How many pages is The Secret Agent?

The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad has a median of 276 pages across 172 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 238 to 320 pages.

Median pages
276
172 editions counted
Range
126–600
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
76k
at 275 words per page

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Reading time
4 h 52 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.

20040060019251950197520001907: 442 pages1907: 456 pages1907: 218 pages1907: 372 pages1907: 312 pages1907: 312 pages1917: 372 pages1921: 311 pages1921: 311 pages1921: 311 pages1923: 185 pages1923: 311 pages1925: 311 pages1925: 311 pages1926: 313 pages1926: 129 pages1928: 311 pages1928: 330 pages1947: 317 pages1947: 311 pages1947: 317 pages1953: 256 pages1953: 258 pages1953: 253 pages1955: 303 pages1955: 303 pages1958: 311 pages1960: 323 pages1961: 311 pages1968: 354 pages1973: 382 pages1974: 333 pages1975: 239 pages1982: 248 pages1983: 240 pages1983: 240 pages1983: 468 pages1983: 253 pages1985: 268 pages1988: 352 pages1989: 377 pages1990: 427 pages1990: 253 pages1990: 268 pages1992: 283 pages1992: 352 pages1992: 283 pages1995: 468 pages1996: 272 pages1997: 256 pages1997: 268 pages1998: 317 pages1998: 257 pages2001: 300 pages2001: 197 pages2001: 318 pages2003: 249 pages2004: 306 pages2004: 245 pages2005: 324 pages2006: 314 pages2006: 364 pages2006: 247 pages2006: 436 pages2006: 600 pages2007: 272 pages2007: 320 pages2007: 384 pages2007: 320 pages2007: 296 pages2007: 148 pages2007: 240 pages2007: 296 pages2008: 186 pages2009: 154 pages2009: 320 pages2011: 385 pages2011: 180 pages2012: 278 pages2012: 336 pages2012: 244 pages2012: 224 pages2013: 454 pages2013: 274 pages2013: 192 pages2013: 166 pages2013: 252 pages2013: 454 pages2013: 272 pages2014: 320 pages2014: 338 pages2014: 374 pages2014: 298 pages2014: 162 pages2014: 276 pages2015: 310 pages2015: 206 pages2015: 254 pages2015: 248 pages2015: 208 pages2015: 258 pages2015: 126 pages2015: 216 pages2015: 208 pages2016: 178 pages2016: 400 pages2016: 214 pages2016: 240 pages2016: 386 pages2016: 242 pages2016: 168 pages2016: 320 pages2016: 164 pages2016: 242 pages2016: 400 pages2017: 230 pages2017: 232 pages2017: 276 pages2017: 242 pages2017: 242 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 208 pages2017: 186 pages2017: 208 pages2017: 212 pages2017: 378 pages2017: 186 pages2017: 242 pages2017: 242 pages2018: 548 pages2018: 254 pages2018: 202 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 206 pages2018: 330 pages2018: 548 pages2018: 164 pages2018: 164 pages2018: 304 pages2018: 132 pages2018: 502 pages2018: 170 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 236 pages2018: 200 pages2019: 234 pages2020: 315 pages2020: 189 pages2020: 180 pages2020: 592 pages2020: 220 pages2020: 194 pages2020: 315 pages2020: 320 pages2020: 315 pages2020: 177 pages2020: 317 pages2020: 404 pages2020: 315 pages2020: 288 pages2020: 222 pages2021: 252 pages2021: 419 pages2021: 323 pages2021: 387 pages2021: 387 pages2021: 391 pages2021: 315 pages2021: 315 pagesmedian 276
200400600195020001907: 442 pages1907: 456 pages1907: 218 pages1907: 372 pages1907: 312 pages1907: 312 pages1917: 372 pages1921: 311 pages1921: 311 pages1921: 311 pages1923: 185 pages1923: 311 pages1925: 311 pages1925: 311 pages1926: 313 pages1926: 129 pages1928: 311 pages1928: 330 pages1947: 317 pages1947: 311 pages1947: 317 pages1953: 256 pages1953: 258 pages1953: 253 pages1955: 303 pages1955: 303 pages1958: 311 pages1960: 323 pages1961: 311 pages1968: 354 pages1973: 382 pages1974: 333 pages1975: 239 pages1982: 248 pages1983: 240 pages1983: 240 pages1983: 468 pages1983: 253 pages1985: 268 pages1988: 352 pages1989: 377 pages1990: 427 pages1990: 253 pages1990: 268 pages1992: 283 pages1992: 352 pages1992: 283 pages1995: 468 pages1996: 272 pages1997: 256 pages1997: 268 pages1998: 317 pages1998: 257 pages2001: 300 pages2001: 197 pages2001: 318 pages2003: 249 pages2004: 306 pages2004: 245 pages2005: 324 pages2006: 314 pages2006: 364 pages2006: 247 pages2006: 436 pages2006: 600 pages2007: 272 pages2007: 320 pages2007: 384 pages2007: 320 pages2007: 296 pages2007: 148 pages2007: 240 pages2007: 296 pages2008: 186 pages2009: 154 pages2009: 320 pages2011: 385 pages2011: 180 pages2012: 278 pages2012: 336 pages2012: 244 pages2012: 224 pages2013: 454 pages2013: 274 pages2013: 192 pages2013: 166 pages2013: 252 pages2013: 454 pages2013: 272 pages2014: 320 pages2014: 338 pages2014: 374 pages2014: 298 pages2014: 162 pages2014: 276 pages2015: 310 pages2015: 206 pages2015: 254 pages2015: 248 pages2015: 208 pages2015: 258 pages2015: 126 pages2015: 216 pages2015: 208 pages2016: 178 pages2016: 400 pages2016: 214 pages2016: 240 pages2016: 386 pages2016: 242 pages2016: 168 pages2016: 320 pages2016: 164 pages2016: 242 pages2016: 400 pages2017: 230 pages2017: 232 pages2017: 276 pages2017: 242 pages2017: 242 pages2017: 254 pages2017: 208 pages2017: 186 pages2017: 208 pages2017: 212 pages2017: 378 pages2017: 186 pages2017: 242 pages2017: 242 pages2018: 548 pages2018: 254 pages2018: 202 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 206 pages2018: 330 pages2018: 548 pages2018: 164 pages2018: 164 pages2018: 304 pages2018: 132 pages2018: 502 pages2018: 170 pages2018: 242 pages2018: 236 pages2018: 200 pages2019: 234 pages2020: 315 pages2020: 189 pages2020: 180 pages2020: 592 pages2020: 220 pages2020: 194 pages2020: 315 pages2020: 320 pages2020: 315 pages2020: 177 pages2020: 317 pages2020: 404 pages2020: 315 pages2020: 288 pages2020: 222 pages2021: 252 pages2021: 419 pages2021: 323 pages2021: 387 pages2021: 387 pages2021: 391 pages2021: 315 pages2021: 315 pagesmedian 276
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
Hardcover35236 h 12 min
Paperback320155 h 38 min

Editions counted

The 172 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 4 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 335 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–252OL34292443M
2021Independently Published–419OL34265806M
2021Independently Published–323OL34307001M
2021Independently Published–387OL34302626M
2021Independently Published–387OL34294171M
2021Independently Published–391OL34306850M
2021Independently Published–315OL34309957M
2021Independently Published–315OL34355593M

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Questions

How many pages is The Secret Agent?
About 276 pages: that is the median of 172 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 126 to 600 pages.
How long does it take to read The Secret Agent?
About 4 h 52 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 Secret Agent?
Roughly 76,000 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)).