Book · by Robert Louis Stevenson · first published 1910
How many pages is Treasure Island?
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson has a median of 256 pages across 433 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 212 to 294 pages.
Median pages
256
433 editions counted
Range
118–432
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
70k
at 275 words per page
How long will Treasure Island take you?
Reading time
4 h 31 min
At 30 min a day
10 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.
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 | 234 | 30 | 4 h 07 min |
| Paperback | 248 | 23 | 4 h 22 min |
| Mass market | 288 | 2 | 5 h 05 min |
Editions counted
The 433 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 35 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 1,991 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | General Books LLC | – | 136 | OL28462252M |
| 2012 | General Books LLC | – | 160 | OL28457499M |
| 2012 | General Books LLC | – | 178 | OL28454783M |
| 2012 | Penguin Random House | – | 368 | OL28485312M |
| 2012 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 256 | OL40496061M |
| 2012 | Finisterra Books | – | 276 | OL40483090M |
| 2012 | General Books LLC | – | 118 | OL28462505M |
| 2012 | General Books LLC | – | 164 | OL28438427M |
| 2012 | Barnes & Noble, Incorporated | – | 259 | OL28547567M |
| 2011 | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. | – | 192 | OL28751103M |
| 2011 | Bollinger, Max | – | 238 | OL28486375M |
| 2011 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 322 | OL40510184M |
| 2011 | Oxford University Press | Paperback | 228 | OL25133555M |
| 2011 | Broadview Press | – | 290 | OL28472683M |
| 2011 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 128 | OL40508474M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 362 | OL28459111M |
| 2010 | Whites / White's Books Limited | – | 256 | OL28753232M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 316 | OL28469070M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 324 | OL28468123M |
| 2010 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 336 | OL28459549M |
| 2010 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 198 | OL40487499M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 314 | OL28464500M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 314 | OL28470072M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 342 | OL28468996M |
| 2010 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 268 | OL28458996M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 300 | OL40374572M |
| 2010 | Evertype | – | 262 | OL28467958M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 322 | OL40366116M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 294 | OL28474373M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 362 | OL28469204M |
| 2010 | Walker Books, Limited | – | 272 | OL28461078M |
| 2010 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 314 | OL28468119M |
| 2010 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 194 | OL40481104M |
| 2010 | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 272 | OL28458679M |
| 2009 | Pavilion | – | 226 | OL25407511M |
| 2009 | Sandy Creek | – | 252 | OL32148704M |
| 2009 | Dalmatian Press | – | 192 | OL28753320M |
| 2009 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 148 | OL40468218M |
| 2009 | General Books LLC | – | 176 | OL28454858M |
| 2009 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 174 | OL40493671M |
| 2008 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 272 | OL28450192M |
| 2008 | Signet Classics | – | 204 | OL23713749M |
| 2008 | Puffin | Paperback | 336 | OL10099415M |
| 2008 | Oxford University Press | – | 210 | OL23159825M |
| 2008 | Creative Media Partners, LLC | – | 310 | OL40374406M |
| 2008 | Oneworld Classics | Paperback | 250 | OL11917248M |
| 2008 | Playmore Inc., Publishers | – | 174 | OL26344085M |
| 2008 | Cambridge Scholars Publisher | – | 172 | OL28437337M |
| 2008 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 216 | OL40487435M |
| 2007 | Marshall Cavendish | – | 192 | OL28787975M |
| 2007 | Oxford University Press | – | 275 | OL23641158M |
| 2007 | F. Watts | – | 205 | OL23158192M |
| 2007 | ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited | – | 288 | OL28484292M |
| 2007 | Echo Library | Hardcover | 376 | OL8411307M |
| 2007 | Bloomsbury UK | Paperback | 208 | OL10756576M |
| 2006 | ReadHowYouWant.com | Paperback | 332 | OL9868583M |
| 2006 | ReadHowYouWant.com | Paperback | 280 | OL9569448M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 294 | OL10416443M |
| 2006 | Icon Reference | Paperback | 328 | OL7652791M |
| 2006 | Parragon | – | 320 | OL32376220M |
| 2006 | Spotlight | Library Binding | 148 | OL8902119M |
| 2006 | Usborne Books | Library binding | 158 | OL12278448M |
| 2006 | Franklin Watts | Library Binding | 224 | OL9594116M |
| 2006 | Book Sales | Hardcover | 203 | OL9622608M |
| 2006 | Usborne Books | Paperback | 160 | OL7841968M |
| 2006 | Palazzo Editions, Limited | – | 192 | OL28745824M |
| 2006 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 246 | OL10416438M |
| 2006 | ICON Reference | Paperback | 248 | OL9596390M |
| 2005 | Walker Books Australia Pty, Limited | – | 192 | OL28432019M |
| 2005 | Echo Library | – | 376 | OL40355536M |
| 2005 | Mass Market Paperback | 304 | OL8456509M | |
| 2005 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 252 | OL10370370M |
| 2005 | Barnes & Noble Classics | Hardcover | 254 | OL8870348M |
| 2005 | ICON Group International, Inc. | Paperback | 258 | OL10370472M |
| 2005 | Raincoast Book Distribution | – | 192 | OL28745724M |
| 2005 | Barnes & Noble Classics | Paperback | 254 | OL8870264M |
| 2005 | Thomas Nelson | Paperback | 288 | OL11586382M |
| 2004 | Sterling | Hardcover | 232 | OL8393390M |
| 2004 | HarperFestival | – | 320 | OL7280441M |
| 2004 | Bantam Classic | – | 205 | OL38600543M |
| 2004 | Parragon, Incorporated | – | 320 | OL28431232M |
| 2004 | Townsend Press | – | 258 | OL26330967M |
| 2004 | Collector's Library | Hardcover | 304 | OL8772712M |
| 2003 | Dalmatian Press | Hardcover | 192 | OL8398652M |
| 2003 | Puffin Books | – | 224 | OL7361075M |
| 2003 | MDS | – | 254 | OL28287723M |
| 2003 | Wordsworth | – | 218 | OL26422132M |
| 2003 | Pavilion Books | – | 208 | OL29546083M |
| 2003 | Pavilion Books | – | 222 | OL33345188M |
| 2002 | ABDO Pub. | – | 232 | OL3955549M |
| 2002 | Scholastic Paperbacks | – | 240 | OL7511656M |
| 2002 | Gramercy books | – | 258 | OL3560063M |
| 2002 | Thorndike Press | – | 351 | OL3956573M |
| 2001 | Modern Library | – | 215 | OL6795087M |
| 2001 | Penton Kids | Hardcover | 180 | OL8294883M |
| 2001 | Kingfisher | – | 352 | OL3945425M |
| 2000 | Abbeville Pr | Paperback | 224 | OL11143612M |
| 2000 | Abbeville Pr | Hardcover | 224 | OL11143614M |
| 2000 | Aladdin Paperbacks | – | 339 | OL55450M |
| 2000 | Courage Books | Hardcover | 208 | OL10908910M |
| 1999 | Penguin Books | – | 210 | OL39988M |
| 1999 | Nelson Thornes Ltd | Paperback | 128 | OL10123389M |
| 1998 | Holt Rinehart & Winston | – | 245 | OL7271926M |
| 1998 | Oxford University Press | – | 210 | OL486363M |
| 1998 | North Books | Hardcover | 204 | OL12286520M |
| 1998 | Signet Classics | – | 224 | OL7577279M |
| 1998 | NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company | Paperback | 224 | OL8978478M |
| 1998 | Edinburgh University Press | – | 270 | OL81755M |
| 1998 | Konemann | Hardcover | 252 | OL9015159M |
| 1998 | Cethial & Bossche Company | Paperback | 224 | OL12225176M |
| 1997 | Holt Rinehart and Winston | – | 195 | OL7271788M |
| 1997 | Core Knowledge Foundation | – | 240 | OL711796M |
| 1997 | Core Knowledge Foundation | Paperback | 160 | OL9767706M |
| 1997 | Pavilion | Paperback | 192 | OL8632132M |
| 1996 | Viking | – | 296 | OL817162M |
| 1996 | Andre Deutsch Ltd | Hardcover | 253 | OL10198176M |
| 1996 | Viking Juvenile | Hardcover | 216 | OL7643327M |
| 1995 | Macmillan Children's Books | Hardcover | 400 | OL10551956M |
| 1995 | Pavilion Books | – | 192 | OL33341320M |
| 1995 | Peninsula Press | – | 177 | OL819779M |
| 1995 | Courage Books | – | 208 | OL1128468M |
| 1995 | Cambridge University Press | – | 256 | OL936116M |
| 1995 | Landoll | Paperback | 224 | OL8695001M |
| 1994 | Pavilion Books | – | 192 | OL33345205M |
| 1994 | Penguin Random House | – | 256 | OL28536121M |
| 1994 | Grosset & Dunlap | – | 342 | OL1437898M |
| 1994 | Barnes & Noble Books | – | 297 | OL26625070M |
| 1994 | Puffin | – | 320 | OL7354003M |
| 1994 | Hachette Children's Group | – | 256 | OL30087225M |
| 1993 | Dover Publications | – | 151 | OL1725767M |
| 1993 | Seal Press | – | 274 | OL28735843M |
| 1993 | Holt | – | 379 | OL1410227M |
| 1992 | Knopf | – | 319 | OL1744282M |
| 1992 | Viking | – | 176 | OL1746394M |
| 1992 | Templar Publishing | – | 176 | OL29556122M |
| 1992 | Bantam Books | – | 197 | OL23247144M |
| 1992 | J.G. Ferguson | – | 270 | OL24605717M |
| 1992 | Reader's Digest (Australia) Pty, Limited | – | 176 | OL28427536M |
| 1992 | McClelland & Stewart | – | 170 | OL28738537M |
| 1991 | Troll Communications | School & Library Binding | 304 | OL8071446M |
| 1990 | Aerie | Mass Market Paperback | 272 | OL9332990M |
| 1990 | World of Information | Hardcover | 189 | OL10545127M |
| 1990 | Guild Publishing | – | 204 | OL38628002M |
| 1990 | Russell, Geddes & Grosset | – | 277 | OL26343792M |
| 1990 | Hachette Children's Group | – | 288 | OL30087393M |
| 1989 | Hodder & Stoughton | – | 272 | OL28431427M |
| 1989 | Armada | – | 217 | OL22705169M |
| 1989 | Barron's | – | 189 | OL2031838M |
| 1989 | Children's Classics | Hardcover | 258 | OL7703565M |
| 1989 | Courage Books | Hardcover | 273 | OL2217688M |
| 1989 | Choice Publishing, Incorporated | Hardcover | 144 | OL8448576M |
| 1988 | Methuen Children's | – | 254 | OL15033002M |
| 1988 | World Book | – | 282 | OL2410125M |
| 1987 | Hamlyn | – | 256 | OL15089036M |
| 1987 | Reader's Digest Association | – | 223 | OL2745020M |
| 1987 | Galley Press | – | 320 | OL32148703M |
| 1986 | Hamlyn | – | 207 | OL15087522M |
| 1986 | Children's Classics | – | 258 | OL2536615M |
| 1986 | Lamboll House | – | 273 | OL28686168M |
| 1986 | Borders Press | Hardcover | 258 | OL7718686M |
| 1985 | Unknown Publisher | – | 216 | OL29546113M |
| 1985 | Unknown Publisher | – | 216 | OL29556849M |
| 1984 | Penguin Books, Limited | – | 254 | OL28431865M |
| 1984 | Cathay Books | Hardcover | 192 | OL13279030M |
| 1983 | Ulverscroft Large Print | Hardcover | 304 | OL11236830M |
| 1983 | hachette partworks ltd and cil | – | 348 | OL7264792M |
| 1982 | Silver Burdett Co. | – | 234 | OL4119518M |
| 1982 | Cathay Books Ltd. | – | 191 | OL31886553M |
| 1982 | Octopus Books Ltd. | – | 192 | OL31916201M |
| 1982 | Modern Promotions | – | 176 | OL38606787M |
| 1982 | Orion Publishing Group, Limited | – | 288 | OL30087055M |
| 1981 | Bantam Books | – | 208 | OL28797078M |
| 1981 | New American Library | – | 223 | OL38608103M |
| 1981 | New American Library | – | 224 | OL7576968M |
| 1981 | Scribner | – | 273 | OL4262992M |
| 1980 | Watermill Classic | – | 296 | OL38627757M |
| 1980 | Heinemann Library | School & Library Binding | 250 | OL10689118M |
| 1979 | Schocken Books | – | 222 | OL4751661M |
| 1979 | Abaris Books | – | 191 | OL4430260M |
| 1978 | Dale | – | 266 | OL24369880M |
| 1978 | Franklin Library | – | 302 | OL4758871M |
| 1976 | Methuen | – | 223 | OL4593416M |
| 1975 | Franklin Library | – | 305 | OL4938376M |
| 1974 | Purnell | – | 250 | OL4162547M |
| 1972 | Phoenix Learning Resources | – | 138 | OL32148702M |
| 1972 | World Pub. Co. | – | 287 | OL32148705M |
| 1972 | Hamlyn | – | 155 | OL35444173M |
| 1971 | Western Publishing Company | – | 212 | OL38627881M |
| 1971 | Western Publishing Company | – | 212 | OL38627953M |
| 1970 | Scribner | – | 251 | OL5466588M |
| 1970 | Book Craft Guild | unknown binding | 159 | OL38585235M |
| 1970 | American Education Publications | – | 216 | OL5755690M |
| 1970 | Scholastic Inc. | – | 224 | OL28736343M |
| 1968 | Childrens Press | – | 248 | OL5621961M |
| 1968 | Classic Press, Incorporated | – | 248 | OL38627975M |
| 1968 | Magnum books | – | 302 | OL24222351M |
| 1968 | Caxton Publishing Company Limited | – | 254 | OL38627730M |
| 1968 | Heron Books | – | 300 | OL2476257M |
| 1968 | Cambridge Book Co. | – | 221 | OL5631032M |
| 1967 | Blackie | – | 224 | OL38627804M |
| 1965 | Harper & Row | – | 205 | OL5938102M |
| 1965 | Caxton Publishing Company Limited | – | 254 | OL38627764M |
| 1965 | New American Library | – | 223 | OL38627984M |
| 1964 | F. Watts | – | 266 | OL5909513M |
| 1963 | Grosset & Dunlap | – | 263 | OL5876915M |
| 1963 | Grosset & Dunlap | – | 263 | OL23249537M |
| 1963 | Macmillan Company | – | 268 | OL38627869M |
| 1963 | Macmillan | – | 268 | OL5883215M |
| 1962 | Airmont Books | – | 224 | OL26336360M |
| 1962 | Airmont Books | – | 224 | OL38627946M |
| 1961 | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | – | 270 | OL38627857M |
| 1960 | Collins | – | 224 | OL38627848M |
| 1957 | Winston | – | 270 | OL6226362M |
| 1956 | Publishers Guild | – | 255 | OL23762991M |
| 1956 | Rand McNally & Company | – | 258 | OL38627770M |
| 1956 | Rand McNally & Company | – | 258 | OL38627748M |
| 1955 | Oxford University Press | – | 256 | OL18932681M |
| 1954 | Macmillan | – | 310 | OL6158643M |
| 1954 | Junior Deluxe Editions | – | 317 | OL6158845M |
| 1952 | Winston | – | 121 | OL6110310M |
| 1952 | Collins | – | 253 | OL38627817M |
| 1951 | Pitman | – | 220 | OL17224513M |
| 1950 | Books, Inc. | – | 254 | OL30512558M |
| 1949 | Random House | – | 226 | OL6045924M |
| 1949 | Fountain Press | – | 297 | OL24222352M |
| 1949 | Scott, Foresman | – | 343 | OL6046918M |
| 1948 | J.B. Lippincott Co. | – | 268 | OL6028768M |
| 1947 | Grosset & Dunlap | – | 341 | OL38627973M |
| 1947 | Collins | – | 247 | OL13937069M |
| 1947 | Grosset & Dunlap | – | 341 | OL38627885M |
| 1947 | Grosset & Dunlap | – | 341 | OL6522792M |
| 1946 | World Pub. Co. | – | 287 | OL6498461M |
| 1946 | Puffin Books | – | 223 | OL38597555M |
| 1945 | Charles Scribner's Sons | – | 273 | OL38627976M |
| 1941 | Limited Editions Club | – | 272 | OL24056351M |
| 1941 | Heritage Reprints | – | 272 | OL38627979M |
| 1941 | Limited Editions Club | – | 272 | OL24584477M |
| 1941 | The Heritage Press | Hardcover | 206 | OL13965182M |
| 1941 | The Heritage press | – | 272 | OL26882509M |
| 1939 | Scribner | – | 251 | OL23267213M |
| 1938 | Book League of America | – | 315 | OL23234043M |
| 1937 | Allyn and Bacon | – | 321 | OL6355185M |
| 1937 | Londmans, Green | – | 160 | OL6125642M |
| 1936 | Spencer Press | – | 297 | OL24474384M |
| 1933 | C. Scribner's Sons | – | 273 | OL13539886M |
| 1933 | C. Scribner's sons | – | 273 | OL13547910M |
| 1932 | National Home Library Foundation | – | 194 | OL6446821M |
| 1930 | Standard Book Co. | – | 241 | OL38627891M |
| 1930 | – | – | 240 | OL6758951M |
| 1930 | Garden City Publishing Company, inc. | – | 287 | OL6748724M |
| 1929 | The Macmillan Co. | – | 356 | OL6732914M |
| 1928 | Macmillan and Co. Limited | – | 239 | OL38608594M |
| 1927 | G.H. Doran Company | – | 287 | OL26885856M |
| 1926 | Copp Clark Co. | – | 234 | OL27925656M |
| 1926 | Harlow publishing co. | – | 279 | OL6712124M |
| 1925 | Oxford University Press | – | 256 | OL13726174M |
| 1925 | Winston | – | 315 | OL6677941M |
| 1924 | The John C. Winston co. | – | 304 | OL6673871M |
| 1923 | The Macmillan Company | – | 312 | OL6656806M |
| 1922 | Charles Scribner's sons | – | 266 | OL25527639M |
| 1922 | E. P. Prentice | – | 361 | OL6644602M |
| 1922 | Houghton Mifflin company | – | 297 | OL6651061M |
| 1921 | F. A. Owen publishing company | – | 229 | OL26304717M |
| 1919 | Scott, Foresman | – | 269 | OL6617613M |
| 1916 | D. C. Heath & compañía | – | 313 | OL24157972M |
| 1915 | Harper & Brothers | – | 288 | OL7142171M |
| 1915 | Harper & Brothers | – | 288 | OL6581514M |
| 1913 | Charles Scribner's Sons | – | 328 | OL38627850M |
| 1913 | The A. S. Barnes company | – | 275 | OL26304716M |
| 1913 | American book company | Hardcover | 235 | OL6554937M |
| 1912 | C. Scribner | – | 328 | OL7164683M |
| 1912 | C. Scribner's sons | – | 345 | OL6524545M |
| 1911 | D.C. Heath & Company | – | 268 | OL6536432M |
| 1911 | Ginn and company | – | 249 | OL6532327M |
| 1911 | C. Scribner's Sons | – | 273 | OL7130221M |
| 1911 | G.W. Jacobs and company | – | 292 | OL6535326M |
| 1911 | Scribner's | – | 251 | OL13539887M |
| 1911 | C. Scribner's Sons | – | 273 | OL6535327M |
| 1911 | H. Holt and Company | – | 258 | OL6531691M |
| 1910 | Longmans', Green, and Co. | – | 255 | OL7018796M |
| 1909 | C. E. Merrill co. | – | 310 | OL7012850M |
| 1909 | Current Literature Publishing Co. | – | 308 | OL38627839M |
| 1907 | Scribner | Hardcover | 290 | OL7164715M |
| 1906 | Current Literature Publishing Co. | – | 308 | OL6977733M |
| 1905 | C. Scribner's Sons | – | 328 | OL6955945M |
| 1904 | Scott, Foresman | – | 239 | OL32363852M |
| 1902 | The Macmillan company | – | 229 | OL26347934M |
| 1900 | Collins | – | 296 | OL24356862M |
| 1900 | M.A. Donohue | – | 235 | OL25268973M |
| 1894 | Collins Clear-Type Press | – | 296 | OL38601417M |
| 1894 | Collins Clear-Type Press | – | 296 | OL38609123M |
| 1894 | [publisher not identified] | – | 266 | OL38584725M |
| 1890 | A. L. Burt company | – | 363 | OL14144193M |
| 1886 | McLoughlin Brothers | – | 160 | OL25268941M |
| 1886 | J.W. Lovell company | – | 148 | OL240542M |
| 1884 | Roberts Bros. | – | 292 | OL24841353M |
| 1883 | Cassell & Company, Limited | – | 292 | OL24349249M |
| 1883 | Cassell & Company, Limited | – | 292 | OL7116637M |
| 1880 | Henry Altemus | – | 271 | OL25312488M |
| 1880 | Henry Altemus | – | 271 | OL25312489M |
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Questions
- How many pages is Treasure Island?
- About 256 pages: that is the median of 433 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 118 to 432 pages.
- How long does it take to read Treasure Island?
- About 4 h 31 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
- How many words is Treasure Island?
- Roughly 70,000 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)).