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Book · by J.R.R. Tolkien · first published 1999

How many pages is The Two Towers?

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien has a median of 398 pages across 74 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 352 to 448 pages.

Median pages
398
74 editions counted
Range
234–776
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.0h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
109k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Two Towers 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
7 h 01 min
At 30 min a day
15 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

20040060080019601980200020201954: 352 pages1954: 352 pages1955: 423 pages1955: 352 pages1963: 352 pages1965: 450 pages1965: 450 pages1965: 450 pages1965: 450 pages1966: 447 pages1966: 352 pages1967: 352 pages1967: 352 pages1969: 447 pages1970: 447 pages1970: 447 pages1973: 450 pages1973: 350 pages1973: 447 pages1974: 352 pages1974: 313 pages1974: 319 pages1975: 447 pages1978: 447 pages1978: 352 pages1979: 447 pages1981: 446 pages1981: 352 pages1982: 350 pages1982: 447 pages1986: 352 pages1987: 352 pages1988: 352 pages1991: 448 pages1991: 352 pages1991: 447 pages1993: 352 pages1993: 352 pages1993: 442 pages1993: 352 pages1994: 725 pages1997: 352 pages1997: 725 pages1999: 449 pages1999: 398 pages2001: 398 pages2001: 352 pages2001: 352 pages2001: 398 pages2001: 449 pages2001: 352 pages2001: 352 pages2002: 725 pages2002: 750 pages2003: 776 pages2003: 774 pages2003: 439 pages2004: 448 pages2004: 413 pages2005: 368 pages2005: 466 pages2008: 464 pages2012: 464 pages2012: 352 pages2012: 352 pages2014: 452 pages2014: 322 pages2017: 234 pages2020: 385 pages2020: 448 pages2022: 352 pagesmedian 398
200400600800197520001954: 352 pages1954: 352 pages1955: 423 pages1955: 352 pages1963: 352 pages1965: 450 pages1965: 450 pages1965: 450 pages1965: 450 pages1966: 447 pages1966: 352 pages1967: 352 pages1967: 352 pages1969: 447 pages1970: 447 pages1970: 447 pages1973: 450 pages1973: 350 pages1973: 447 pages1974: 352 pages1974: 313 pages1974: 319 pages1975: 447 pages1978: 447 pages1978: 352 pages1979: 447 pages1981: 446 pages1981: 352 pages1982: 350 pages1982: 447 pages1986: 352 pages1987: 352 pages1988: 352 pages1991: 448 pages1991: 352 pages1991: 447 pages1993: 352 pages1993: 352 pages1993: 442 pages1993: 352 pages1994: 725 pages1997: 352 pages1997: 725 pages1999: 449 pages1999: 398 pages2001: 398 pages2001: 352 pages2001: 352 pages2001: 398 pages2001: 449 pages2001: 352 pages2001: 352 pages2002: 725 pages2002: 750 pages2003: 776 pages2003: 774 pages2003: 439 pages2004: 448 pages2004: 413 pages2005: 368 pages2005: 466 pages2008: 464 pages2012: 464 pages2012: 352 pages2012: 352 pages2014: 452 pages2014: 322 pages2017: 234 pages2020: 385 pages2020: 448 pages2022: 352 pagesmedian 398
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 3 editions without a publication year not plotted.

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
Hardcover352176 h 12 min
Paperback448207 h 53 min
Mass market447127 h 53 min

Editions counted

The 74 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 289 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2022HarperCollins PublishersTaschenbuch352OL38060550M
2020HarperCollins Publishers Limited–385OL29486367M
2020Mariner Books | Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPaperback448OL29848960M
2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–234OL54879521M
2014HarperCollinsPaperback452OL26447968M
2014Houghton Mifflin HarcourtLeatherette322OL26314661M
2012HarperCollinsmass market paperback464OL28343164M
2012HarperCollinsPaperback352OL26447954M

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Questions

How many pages is The Two Towers?
About 398 pages: that is the median of 74 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 234 to 776 pages.
How long does it take to read The Two Towers?
About 7 h 01 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 15 days.
How many words is The Two Towers?
Roughly 109,000 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)).