Book · by Henry James · first published 2003
How many pages is The Turn of the Screw?
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James has a median of 160 pages across 178 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 123 to 176 pages.
Median pages
160
178 editions counted
Range
72–322
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
44k
at 275 words per page
How long will The Turn of the Screw take you?
Reading time
2 h 49 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 | 198 | 8 | 3 h 30 min |
| Paperback | 168 | 23 | 2 h 58 min |
Editions counted
The 178 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 23 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 563 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34303863M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34326167M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 150 | OL34336385M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34296623M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 88 | OL34237664M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34315645M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 156 | OL34266101M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 205 | OL34294026M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 162 | OL34280186M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34362998M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34343508M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 150 | OL34265766M |
| 2021 | Alma Classics | – | 176 | OL33785454M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 162 | OL34310745M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 150 | OL34242740M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34202125M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34361738M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 126 | OL34293669M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34348619M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34359528M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 162 | OL34211209M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34338963M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 150 | OL34354036M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 189 | OL34340009M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34344063M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34324442M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 150 | OL34165710M |
| 2021 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34351251M |
| 2020 | Arcturus Publishing | – | 144 | OL29838410M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 87 | OL34189525M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL30334694M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 276 | OL30221277M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 162 | OL30027323M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL30330950M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL30335772M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 122 | OL30218004M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL30331962M |
| 2020 | Legend Press | – | 288 | OL29481519M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 105 | OL29979694M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL34338668M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 162 | OL29982101M |
| 2020 | West Margin Press | – | 116 | OL34162776M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 149 | OL29911222M |
| 2020 | Heathen Creative | – | 156 | OL30315230M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 108 | OL30205204M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 162 | OL30318942M |
| 2020 | W. W. Norton & Company | paperback | 320 | OL33591180M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL30325916M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL30054184M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 97 | OL30222910M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL30328953M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 122 | OL30217813M |
| 2020 | Legend Press | – | 288 | OL29481531M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL30317795M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 169 | OL30336437M |
| 2019 | Independently Published | – | 144 | OL29874973M |
| 2018 | Oxford University Press | – | 72 | OL30596034M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 122 | OL55599505M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 122 | OL55268682M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 122 | OL55601152M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 122 | OL55264697M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 122 | OL54929889M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 122 | OL55227887M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 102 | OL54892774M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 88 | OL55267388M |
| 2018 | Oberon Books, Limited | – | 96 | OL28931758M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 150 | OL55531774M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 88 | OL55581955M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 92 | OL54799951M |
| 2017 | Amazon Publishing | – | 158 | OL34915479M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 152 | OL55256682M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 114 | OL55580187M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 122 | OL55214115M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 112 | OL55213026M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 148 | OL55586397M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 114 | OL55525961M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 84 | OL54917673M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 80 | OL55582747M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 168 | OL55259881M |
| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 112 | OL54876404M |
| 2016 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 146 | OL29732537M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 104 | OL54912704M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 142 | OL55201790M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 92 | OL54826795M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 106 | OL54827447M |
| 2016 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 146 | OL29780623M |
| 2016 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 128 | OL34048784M |
| 2016 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 146 | OL29732666M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 118 | OL54829184M |
| 2016 | Edibooks | – | 122 | OL55202942M |
| 2016 | Lerner Publishing Group | – | 146 | OL29732545M |
| 2015 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 96 | OL34027607M |
| 2015 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 96 | OL34059540M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 110 | OL54939741M |
| 2014 | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. | – | 150 | OL29702683M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 106 | OL54858303M |
| 2014 | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. | – | 150 | OL34506339M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 92 | OL54938185M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 102 | OL54815931M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 166 | OL54816957M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 114 | OL55274526M |
| 2012 | Sovereign | – | 128 | OL30960604M |
| 2008 | Akasha Publishing | – | 138 | OL39797672M |
| 2007 | Norilana Books | Hardcover | 136 | OL12342028M |
| 2007 | Dodo Press | Paperback | 128 | OL11676058M |
| 2007 | Random House UK | Paperback | 256 | OL9983885M |
| 2007 | Echo Library | Hardcover | 240 | OL8411315M |
| 2007 | Norilana Books | Paperback | 136 | OL12342029M |
| 2006 | ICON Reference | Paperback | 164 | OL9656446M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 158 | OL10416534M |
| 2006 | ICON Reference | Paperback | 180 | OL9664423M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 158 | OL10370494M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 196 | OL10416733M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 160 | OL10370553M |
| 2006 | Prestwick House, Inc. | Perfect Paperback | 142 | OL8779904M |
| 2006 | Icon Reference | Paperback | 248 | OL7652748M |
| 2006 | ICON Reference | Paperback | 168 | OL9432575M |
| 2006 | Paperbackshop.Co.UK Ltd - Echo Library | Paperback | 240 | OL8962973M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 166 | OL10416626M |
| 2005 | 1st World Library - Literary Society | Hardcover | 176 | OL11823387M |
| 2005 | Thorndike Press | Hardcover | 221 | OL8137068M |
| 2005 | Digireads.com | Paperback | 96 | OL8490090M |
| 2004 | 1st World Library - Literary Society | Paperback | 176 | OL12438683M |
| 2003 | Wildside Press | Hardcover | 172 | OL8860944M |
| 2003 | IndyPublish.com | Hardcover | 132 | OL8403062M |
| 2003 | IndyPublish.com | Paperback | 132 | OL11646913M |
| 2003 | Wildside Press | Paperback | 172 | OL8860823M |
| 2001 | Modern Library | – | 231 | OL6795741M |
| 2000 | Adamant Media Corporation | Paperback | 141 | OL7789243M |
| 1999 | W. W. Norton | – | 288 | OL7458726M |
| 1998 | Oxford University Press, USA | – | 322 | OL7384029M |
| 1998 | Penguin Books | – | 121 | OL7357084M |
| 1998 | W.W. Norton | – | 271 | OL370886M |
| 1997 | Transaction | – | 169 | OL977385M |
| 1997 | Taylor & Francis Group | – | 169 | OL33393083M |
| 1996 | Trans-Atlantic Publications | Paperback | 175 | OL10762262M |
| 1996 | Konemann | Hardcover | 300 | OL9015122M |
| 1995 | Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press | – | 313 | OL1124137M |
| 1995 | Bedford Books of St Martin's Press | – | 313 | OL20066226M |
| 1995 | St. Martin's Press | Paperback | 320 | OL10393115M |
| 1995 | G.K. Hall | – | 177 | OL781928M |
| 1994 | Palgrave Macmillan | Hardcover | 313 | OL10386064M |
| 1993 | J.M. Dent | – | 139 | OL1151544M |
| 1993 | Tor Classics | Mass Market Paperback | 160 | OL9386992M |
| 1992 | Oxford University Press | – | 266 | OL1562248M |
| 1991 | Dover Publications | – | 87 | OL1862847M |
| 1990 | J.M. Dent | – | 160 | OL1486364M |
| 1989 | WW Norton | – | 276 | OL21354294M |
| 1988 | Macmillan | – | 88 | OL21292114M |
| 1982 | Silver Burdett | – | 306 | OL4119519M |
| 1982 | Dell Publishing | – | 191 | OL19642994M |
| 1981 | Chivers Press | – | 198 | OL32001717M |
| 1977 | Easton Press | – | 145 | OL18203366M |
| 1977 | J M Dent & Sons Ltd | – | 312 | OL7592380M |
| 1976 | Dent | – | 312 | OL21454509M |
| 1975 | Dent | – | 160 | OL20081519M |
| 1973 | Penguin | – | 204 | OL21013879M |
| 1970 | Penguin (Non-Classics) | Paperback | 208 | OL9300748M |
| 1969 | Penguin | – | 204 | OL4056552M |
| 1967 | Airmont Pub. Co. | – | 127 | OL24510614M |
| 1966 | W. W. Norton | – | 276 | OL5982605M |
| 1966 | Scholastic Book Services | – | 316 | OL24222537M |
| 1966 | Norton | – | 276 | OL14655596M |
| 1963 | Prentice-Hall International | – | 110 | OL5879534M |
| 1960 | Dutton | – | 299 | OL52730066M |
| 1957 | Modern Library | – | 211 | OL20937042M |
| 1949 | Heritage Press | – | 145 | OL16221364M |
| 1949 | Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the | – | 145 | OL6061677M |
| 1949 | Heritage Press | – | 145 | OL22478012M |
| 1946 | Penguin Books | – | 172 | OL22230655M |
| 1940 | – | – | 138 | OL22127769M |
| 1930 | Martin Secker | – | 179 | OL22596294M |
| 1930 | Modern Library | – | 145 | OL40243419M |
| 1930 | Modern Library | – | 211 | OL22793724M |
| 1930 | The Modern Library | – | 211 | OL14814823M |
| 1926 | Martin Secker | – | 179 | OL22568707M |
| 1915 | M. Secker | – | 204 | OL22179016M |
| 1898 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 100 | OL54987929M |
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Questions
- How many pages is The Turn of the Screw?
- About 160 pages: that is the median of 178 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 72 to 322 pages.
- How long does it take to read The Turn of the Screw?
- About 2 h 49 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 Turn of the Screw?
- Roughly 44,000 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)).