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How many pages is The Secret of the Old Mill?

The Secret of the Old Mill by Leslie McFarlane has a median of 192 pages across 11 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 174 to 212 pages.

Median pages
192
11 editions counted
Range
160–256
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
53k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Secret of the Old Mill 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 23 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.

150200250194019601980200020201927: 212 pages1962: 174 pages1970: 162 pages1975: 174 pages1979: 160 pages1990: 230 pages1991: 212 pages1991: 212 pages2003: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2023: 256 pagesmedian 192
150200250195020001927: 212 pages1962: 174 pages1970: 162 pages1975: 174 pages1979: 160 pages1990: 230 pages1991: 212 pages1991: 212 pages2003: 192 pages2016: 192 pages2023: 256 pagesmedian 192
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
Hardcover19343 h 24 min
Paperback17623 h 06 min

Editions counted

The 11 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 31 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2023SynSine Press–256OL38979517M
2016Penguin Publishing Group–192OL28585211M
2003Grosset & DunlapPaperback192OL9418903M
1991Applewood Books–212OL1564656M
1991Applewood BooksHardcover212OL25983597M
1990Grosset–230OL47864798M
1979ArmadaPaperback160OL9215395M
1975Grosset & Dunlap–174OL7562031M

More by Leslie McFarlane

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Questions

How many pages is The Secret of the Old Mill?
About 192 pages: that is the median of 11 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 160 to 256 pages.
How long does it take to read The Secret of the Old Mill?
About 3 h 23 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 Mill?
Roughly 53,000 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)).