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How many pages is Three by Heinlein?

Three by Heinlein by Robert A. Heinlein has a median of 426 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 426 pages.

Median pages
426
6 editions counted
Range
426
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
117k
at 275 words per page

How long will Three by Heinlein 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 31 min
At 30 min a day
16 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.

4204301955196019651951: 426 pages1951: 426 pages1951: 426 pages1965: 426 pages1965: 426 pages1966: 426 pagesmedian 426
4204301955196019651951: 426 pages1951: 426 pages1951: 426 pages1965: 426 pages1965: 426 pages1966: 426 pagesmedian 426
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 15 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1966Gollancz–426OL6017009M
1965Doubleday–426OL22804508M
1965Doubleday–426OL22909252M
1951Doubleday & Company, Inc.–426OL16492074M
1951Doubleday & Company, Inc.–426OL19234631M
1951Doubleday–426OL24766750M

More by Robert A. Heinlein

All 12 books by Robert A. Heinlein with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Three by Heinlein?
About 426 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 426 to 426 pages.
How long does it take to read Three by Heinlein?
About 7 h 31 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 16 days.
How many words is Three by Heinlein?
Roughly 117,000 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)).