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How many pages is The Secret of the Old Clock?

The Secret of the Old Clock by Leslie McFarlane has a median of 196 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 180 to 201 pages.

Median pages
196
12 editions counted
Range
159–210
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
54k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Secret of the Old Clock 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 27 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.

1601802001940196019801930: 210 pages1930: 210 pages1959: 180 pages1959: 194 pages1959: 198 pages1959: 198 pages1959: 198 pages1987: 180 pages1987: 180 pages1991: 159 pages1991: 210 pages1993: 192 pagesmedian 196
160180200195019751930: 210 pages1930: 210 pages1959: 180 pages1959: 194 pages1959: 198 pages1959: 198 pages1959: 198 pages1987: 180 pages1987: 180 pages1991: 159 pages1991: 210 pages1993: 192 pagesmedian 196
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 41 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1993Grosset & Dunlap–192OL7539951M
1991Armada–159OL22384096M
1991Applewood Books–210OL1564985M
1987Grosset and DunlapHardcover180OL25910393M
1987Grosset & DunlapHardcover180OL18140010M
1959Grosset & Dunlap–180OL6267024M
1959Grosset & Dunlap–194OL58703692M
1959Grosset & Dunlap–198OL59030430M

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Questions

How many pages is The Secret of the Old Clock?
About 196 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 159 to 210 pages.
How long does it take to read The Secret of the Old Clock?
About 3 h 27 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 of the Old Clock?
Roughly 54,000 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)).