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How many pages is To Kill a Mockingbird?

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee has a median of 320 pages across 47 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 292 to 336 pages.

Median pages
320
47 editions counted
Range
281–561
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
88k
at 275 words per page

How long will To Kill a Mockingbird 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
5 h 38 min
At 30 min a day
12 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

3004005006001960198020001960: 296 pages1960: 296 pages1960: 296 pages1960: 431 pages1960: 296 pages1960: 316 pages1962: 284 pages1962: 284 pages1962: 284 pages1963: 285 pages1965: 312 pages1973: 289 pages1975: 285 pages1977: 287 pages1977: 301 pages1982: 281 pages1982: 284 pages1983: 295 pages1984: 344 pages1988: 561 pages1989: 309 pages1991: 296 pages1992: 320 pages1992: 424 pages1993: 281 pages1993: 376 pages1993: 309 pages1993: 424 pages1993: 320 pages1995: 323 pages1997: 320 pages1999: 323 pages2003: 323 pages2005: 320 pages2006: 407 pages2006: 323 pages2006: 336 pages2010: 288 pages2010: 320 pages2014: 320 pages2014: 336 pages2015: 336 pages2015: 336 pages2015: 496 pages2016: 336 pages2018: 288 pages2019: 320 pagesmedian 320
3004005006001960198020001960: 296 pages1960: 296 pages1960: 296 pages1960: 431 pages1960: 296 pages1960: 316 pages1962: 284 pages1962: 284 pages1962: 284 pages1963: 285 pages1965: 312 pages1973: 289 pages1975: 285 pages1977: 287 pages1977: 301 pages1982: 281 pages1982: 284 pages1983: 295 pages1984: 344 pages1988: 561 pages1989: 309 pages1991: 296 pages1992: 320 pages1992: 424 pages1993: 281 pages1993: 376 pages1993: 309 pages1993: 424 pages1993: 320 pages1995: 323 pages1997: 320 pages1999: 323 pages2003: 323 pages2005: 320 pages2006: 407 pages2006: 323 pages2006: 336 pages2010: 288 pages2010: 320 pages2014: 320 pages2014: 336 pages2015: 336 pages2015: 336 pages2015: 496 pages2016: 336 pages2018: 288 pages2019: 320 pagesmedian 320
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
Hardcover330105 h 49 min
Paperback32095 h 38 min
Mass market28435 h

Editions counted

The 47 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 213 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2019Souvenir Press Limited–320OL30597961M
2018Penguin Random House–288OL28688953M
2016HarperPerennial ModernClassicspaperback336OL37027463M
2015Harperhardcover, slipcased336OL28320851M
2015Harperhardcover336OL28266365M
2015Penguin Random House–496OL28572553M
2014Penguin Random House–320OL33549390M
2014HarperCollins Canada, Limited–336OL29697363M

Questions

How many pages is To Kill a Mockingbird?
About 320 pages: that is the median of 47 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 281 to 561 pages.
How long does it take to read To Kill a Mockingbird?
About 5 h 38 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is To Kill a Mockingbird?
Roughly 88,000 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)).