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How many pages is The Secret in the Old Attic?

The Secret in the Old Attic by Leslie McFarlane has a median of 177 pages across 11 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 158 to 194 pages.

Median pages
177
11 editions counted
Range
128–230
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
49k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Secret in the Old Attic 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
3 h 07 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.

1502001960198020001944: 216 pages1944: 230 pages1970: 177 pages1970: 177 pages1970: 177 pages1970: 177 pages1972: 157 pages1980: 156 pages1985: 160 pages2005: 210 pages2005: 128 pagesmedian 177
1502001950197520001944: 216 pages1944: 230 pages1970: 177 pages1970: 177 pages1970: 177 pages1970: 177 pages1972: 157 pages1980: 156 pages1985: 160 pages2005: 210 pages2005: 128 pagesmedian 177
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 11 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 20 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2005Applewood BooksHardcover210OL8597792M
2005Chronicle BooksPaperback128OL8002881M
1985ArmadaPaperback160OL9558026M
1980Armada–156OL14878483M
1972Collins–157OL15481431M
1970Grosset & Dunlap–177OL7562131M
1970Grosset & Dunlap–177OL4754282M
1970Grosset & Dunlap–177OL23255097M

More by Leslie McFarlane

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Questions

How many pages is The Secret in the Old Attic?
About 177 pages: that is the median of 11 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 128 to 230 pages.
How long does it take to read The Secret in the Old Attic?
About 3 h 07 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 Secret in the Old Attic?
Roughly 49,000 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)).