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How many pages is To the Lighthouse?

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf has a median of 242 pages across 101 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 224 to 310 pages.

Median pages
242
101 editions counted
Range
173–366
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.3h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
67k
at 275 words per page

How long will To the Lighthouse 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
4 h 16 min
At 30 min a day
9 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

200300194019601980200020201927: 310 pages1927: 319 pages1930: 310 pages1930: 319 pages1932: 241 pages1932: 319 pages1934: 314 pages1937: 310 pages1937: 310 pages1937: 310 pages1938: 242 pages1938: 242 pages1938: 262 pages1938: 242 pages1943: 246 pages1943: 319 pages1943: 320 pages1948: 242 pages1948: 242 pages1949: 310 pages1951: 319 pages1952: 242 pages1952: 242 pages1955: 310 pages1955: 310 pages1962: 242 pages1963: 319 pages1963: 242 pages1963: 319 pages1964: 236 pages1964: 236 pages1964: 236 pages1969: 236 pages1970: 310 pages1974: 236 pages1977: 319 pages1977: 191 pages1978: 242 pages1980: 296 pages1981: 209 pages1981: 209 pages1982: 366 pages1982: 191 pages1983: 366 pages1983: 366 pages1988: 236 pages1988: 319 pages1988: 192 pages1989: 209 pages1990: 210 pages1990: 236 pages1991: 224 pages1992: 209 pages1992: 209 pages1992: 210 pages1992: 229 pages1992: 267 pages1992: 334 pages1992: 285 pages1992: 242 pages1993: 225 pages1993: 256 pages1994: 223 pages1994: 227 pages1995: 224 pages1996: 304 pages1997: 275 pages1998: 240 pages1999: 176 pages2000: 310 pages2000: 191 pages2000: 197 pages2002: 209 pages2004: 248 pages2005: 312 pages2005: 224 pages2005: 242 pages2005: 343 pages2006: 195 pages2006: 252 pages2006: 195 pages2007: 256 pages2010: 268 pages2011: 320 pages2012: 236 pages2012: 240 pages2014: 224 pages2016: 256 pages2017: 248 pages2018: 208 pages2018: 240 pages2019: 224 pages2020: 224 pages2020: 181 pages2020: 289 pages2020: 197 pages2020: 186 pages2020: 173 pages2021: 245 pages2023: 224 pages2023: 215 pagesmedian 242
200300195020001927: 310 pages1927: 319 pages1930: 310 pages1930: 319 pages1932: 241 pages1932: 319 pages1934: 314 pages1937: 310 pages1937: 310 pages1937: 310 pages1938: 242 pages1938: 242 pages1938: 262 pages1938: 242 pages1943: 246 pages1943: 319 pages1943: 320 pages1948: 242 pages1948: 242 pages1949: 310 pages1951: 319 pages1952: 242 pages1952: 242 pages1955: 310 pages1955: 310 pages1962: 242 pages1963: 319 pages1963: 242 pages1963: 319 pages1964: 236 pages1964: 236 pages1964: 236 pages1969: 236 pages1970: 310 pages1974: 236 pages1977: 319 pages1977: 191 pages1978: 242 pages1980: 296 pages1981: 209 pages1981: 209 pages1982: 366 pages1982: 191 pages1983: 366 pages1983: 366 pages1988: 236 pages1988: 319 pages1988: 192 pages1989: 209 pages1990: 210 pages1990: 236 pages1991: 224 pages1992: 209 pages1992: 209 pages1992: 210 pages1992: 229 pages1992: 267 pages1992: 334 pages1992: 285 pages1992: 242 pages1993: 225 pages1993: 256 pages1994: 223 pages1994: 227 pages1995: 224 pages1996: 304 pages1997: 275 pages1998: 240 pages1999: 176 pages2000: 310 pages2000: 191 pages2000: 197 pages2002: 209 pages2004: 248 pages2005: 312 pages2005: 224 pages2005: 242 pages2005: 343 pages2006: 195 pages2006: 252 pages2006: 195 pages2007: 256 pages2010: 268 pages2011: 320 pages2012: 236 pages2012: 240 pages2014: 224 pages2016: 256 pages2017: 248 pages2018: 208 pages2018: 240 pages2019: 224 pages2020: 224 pages2020: 181 pages2020: 289 pages2020: 197 pages2020: 186 pages2020: 173 pages2021: 245 pages2023: 224 pages2023: 215 pagesmedian 242
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 101 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 521 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2023Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group–224OL38076824M
2023Warbler Press–215OL46496058M
2021Independently Published–245OL34313122M
2020Arcturus Publishing–224OL30191160M
2020Independently Published–181OL30027868M
2020Independently Published–289OL29906570M
2020Independently Published–197OL30227162M
2020Independently Published–186OL30229940M

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Questions

How many pages is To the Lighthouse?
About 242 pages: that is the median of 101 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 173 to 366 pages.
How long does it take to read To the Lighthouse?
About 4 h 16 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is To the Lighthouse?
Roughly 67,000 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)).