How long does it take to read Twelfth Night, or What You Will?

About 2 h 44 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.

How many words is Twelfth Night, or What You Will?

Roughly 43,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Book · by William Shakespeare · first published 1734

How many pages is Twelfth Night, or What You Will?

Twelfth Night, or What You Will by William Shakespeare has a median of 155 pages across 294 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 123 to 195 pages.

Median pages

155

294 editions counted

Range

70–328

shortest to longest edition

Reading time

2.7h

at 260 wpm (fiction average)

Words (est.)

43k

at 275 words per page

How long will Twelfth Night, or What You Will 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 speed 260 wpm

Page density

Reading time

2 h 44 min

At 30 min a day

6 days

At 1 hour a day

3 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 1 edition 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.

Format	Median pages	Editions	Reading time
Hardcover	206	6	3 h 38 min
Paperback	147	44	2 h 35 min

Editions counted

The 294 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 42 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 687 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

Year	Publisher	Format	Pages	Open Library
2020	Independently Published	–	154	OL29968800M
2020	Independently Published	–	189	OL29935529M
2020	Collins	Paperback	256	OL28056161M
2020	Independently Published	–	117	OL30075285M
2020	Independently Published	–	279	OL30231897M
2020	Independently Published	–	157	OL29906979M
2020	Independently Published	–	189	OL29981998M
2020	Independently Published	–	92	OL29956253M
2020	Independently Published	–	279	OL30277071M
2020	Independently Published	–	94	OL29990196M
2020	Independently Published	–	279	OL30256394M
2020	Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.	–	92	OL29517677M
2020	Independently Published	–	166	OL29885518M
2020	Independently Published	–	166	OL30229102M
2019	Independently Published	–	94	OL29829183M
2019	Independently Published	–	266	OL29828677M
2019	Independently Published	–	266	OL29828790M
2019	Independently Published	–	92	OL29828743M
2019	Independently Published	–	148	OL29865252M
2019	Independently Published	–	157	OL29832434M
2019	Independently Published	–	148	OL29845336M
2019	Independently Published	–	270	OL29828649M
2019	Independently Published	–	242	OL29876004M
2019	Independently Published	–	265	OL29838976M
2019	Independently Published	–	174	OL29861180M
2019	Independently Published	–	173	OL29836891M
2019	Independently Published	–	94	OL29854853M
2019	Independently Published	–	148	OL29869489M
2019	Independently Published	–	266	OL29849464M
2019	Independently Published	–	272	OL29846479M
2019	Independently Published	–	274	OL29848614M
2019	Independently Published	–	136	OL29871312M
2019	Independently Published	–	156	OL29849100M
2019	Independently Published	–	152	OL29848887M
2019	Independently Published	–	266	OL29839529M
2019	Independently Published	–	173	OL29832444M
2019	Independently Published	–	266	OL29829950M
2019	Independently Published	–	147	OL29875894M
2018	Creative Media Partners, LLC	–	88	OL29873710M
2018	Independently Published	–	154	OL29832391M
2018	Creative Media Partners, LLC	–	88	OL29873711M
2018	Independently Published	–	139	OL29831600M
2017	Cambridge University Press	–	194	OL28609601M
2017	University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations	–	194	OL29317542M
2016	Pan Macmillan	–	176	OL28591588M
2014	Lerner Publishing Group	–	126	OL29228315M
2014	Lerner Publishing Group	–	122	OL29780325M
2014	Lerner Publishing Group	–	122	OL29778729M
2014	Lerner Publishing Group	–	122	OL29781397M
2012	Oberon Books, Limited	–	112	OL28494963M
2011	HarperCollins Publishers Limited	–	288	OL28472082M
2010	Oxford University Press	–	118	OL25008576M
2010	Modern Library	–	175	OL24834506M
2010	Nicolo Whimsey Press	–	72	OL28748934M
2010	Saddleback Educational Publishing, Incorporated	–	96	OL29584410M
2010	Dover Publications	–	162	OL25022919M
2010	Broadview Press	–	168	OL28463739M
2009	Cambridge University Press	–	300	OL23192158M
2009	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company	–	218	OL29672497M
2008	Yale University Press	–	192	OL28994160M
2008	Oxford University Press	–	247	OL23159611M
2008	Cideb Editrice	pocket book	96	OL47431034M
2008	AuthorHouse	–	195	OL31801901M
2008	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company	–	198	OL29672532M
2008	Wiley Publishing	–	181	OL32288110M
2007	BiblioBazaar	Paperback	130	OL11975266M
2007	Yale University Press	Paperback	161	OL9744057M
2007	Barnes & Noble	Hardcover	328	OL8428653M
2007	Filiquarian	Paperback	164	OL12502531M
2007	Prestwick House, Inc.	Perfect Paperback	106	OL12276633M
2007	Oxford University Press	–	118	OL22515742M
2007	BiblioBazaar	Paperback	144	OL11975342M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	138	OL10416599M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	136	OL9703755M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	162	OL10416481M
2006	Hard Press	Paperback	102	OL11685378M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	142	OL10370405M
2006	Hard Press	Paperback	74	OL11684121M
2006	ICON Reference	Paperback	144	OL9837958M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	144	OL10416664M
2006	Icon Reference	Paperback	184	OL7652843M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	138	OL10416689M
2006	ICON Group International, Inc.	Paperback	150	OL10370516M
2005	Oberon Books	Paperback	124	OL8908805M
2005	Cambridge University Press	Paperback	190	OL7748882M
2005	Washington Square Press	Paperback	272	OL7951298M
2004	Washington Square Press	Mass Market Paperback	272	OL7951204M
2004	IndyPublish.com	Paperback	124	OL8454826M
2004	Nick Hern Books	Paperback	168	OL8990358M
2004	Kessinger Publishing	Paperback	144	OL8482692M
2004	Full Measure Press	Paperback	157	OL8584724M
2004	Cambridge University Press	–	170	OL3321325M
2003	SparkNotes	–	243	OL3676994M
2003	IndyPublish.com	Hardcover	124	OL11728054M
2003	Arden Shakespeare	–	188	OL22819436M
2002	Barron's	–	254	OL3950594M
2002	Washington Square Press	Hardcover	222	OL7950343M
2002	IndyPublish.com	Hardcover	124	OL11645655M
2002	Tandem Library	–	254	OL7600500M
2002	IndyPublish.com	Paperback	124	OL11645656M
2001	Applause	–	161	OL23003437M
2001	Oxford University Press	–	118	OL3967043M
2001	Applause Books	Paperback	184	OL8602202M
2001	Nick Hern Books	–	168	OL3747191M
2001	Harcourt Canada, Limited	–	242	OL28425832M
2000	Penguin Books	–	92	OL6804243M
2000	Applause Books	Paperback	112	OL8602194M
2000	Cliffs Notes	Paperback	216	OL8051889M
1999	Tandem Library	–	264	OL7588204M
1998	Arden Shakespeare	–	188	OL7381599M
1998	Signet Classics	–	264	OL7577263M
1998	State Mutual Book & Periodical Service,	Paperback	96	OL7964646M
1997	Wordsworth Editions Ltd	Paperback	128	OL8978391M
1996	Barron's Educational Series	Paperback	224	OL8003822M
1996	Dover Publications	–	71	OL999611M
1996	Penguin Books	–	114	OL717903M
1995	Penguin Books	–	204	OL23053435M
1995	Prentice Hall, Harvester Wheatsheaf	–	116	OL1270627M
1994	Clarendon Press	–	247	OL1085955M
1994	Tuttle Publishing	–	224	OL7592718M
1994	Ravette	–	130	OL22644483M
1994	Oxford University Press, USA	–	144	OL7399635M
1994	Everyman	–	224	OL22781410M
1994	Gramercy Books	–	128	OL1434110M
1993	Cambridge University Press	–	172	OL1166480M
1993	Gloucester	Paperback	95	OL7851067M
1993	Washington Square Press	–	222	OL24959679M
1993	Pocket Books	–	222	OL1182600M
1992	WordsworthEditions	–	87	OL22641537M
1992	Longman	–	316	OL22788016M
1992	Oxford University Press	–	123	OL22838830M
1991	Ulverscroft Large Print	Paperback	222	OL9857940M
1990	Harcourt	Paperback	245	OL10972975M
1990	Routledge	–	288	OL7481157M
1990	Longman Publishing Group	Paperback	125	OL10646646M
1990	Hyperion Books	Hardcover	191	OL12078786M
1990	Longman Publishing Group	Paperback	320	OL10645450M
1990	Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Canada	–	245	OL18534031M
1989	Longman	–	300	OL22584432M
1989	Oxford University Press	Paperback	160	OL24232900M
1988	Bantam Books	–	127	OL2393612M
1987	New American Library	–	225	OL24703521M
1987	Learning Links	Paperback	248	OL9980360M
1987	Oxford University Press, USA	Paperback	136	OL10138819M
1987	Hutchinson	–	248	OL22835798M
1986	Oxford University Press	–	115	OL22722461M
1986	Kaplan	–	248	OL34106888M
1985	Dufour Editions	Paperback	248	OL10760998M
1985	Barron's	–	248	OL3023716M
1985	Cambridge University Press	–	158	OL2865388M
1985	Hutchinson	–	248	OL22706664M
1984	Oval Projects	–	132	OL22838218M
1984	University Press of America	–	111	OL2852992M
1983	Washington Square Press	Paperback	198	OL7648933M
1981	Methuen	–	188	OL21460855M
1981	Penguin Classics	–	208	OL7357279M
1981	Coles	–	116	OL20955829M
1980	Popular Culture Ink	Paperback	96	OL8187311M
1979	British Broadcasting Corporation	–	95	OL22360083M
1977	Oxford University Press	Paperback	160	OL10138810M
1975	Methuen	–	188	OL4928189M
1975	Arden	Paperback	286	OL8770912M
1975	Arden Shakespeare	–	188	OL7481154M
1975	Arden	–	286	OL7381611M
1975	Methuen	–	188	OL19942674M
1972	Penguin Books	–	114	OL4438710M
1971	Cornmarket P.	–	76	OL5097243M
1971	Macmillan	–	185	OL5448828M
1970	Nelson	–	196	OL5773802M
1969	University of California Press	–	108	OL5687020M
1969	Cambridge University Press	Hardcover	224	OL7716771M
1969	University of California Press	–	108	OL23746357M
1969	Blackie	–	73	OL5736856M
1969	Oliver & Boyd	–	108	OL4624009M
1968	Dell	–	204	OL20093305M
1968	Cambridge U.P.	–	193	OL5672623M
1966	Edward Arnold	–	192	OL22793446M
1966	Folio Society	–	88	OL5572874M
1966	Bodleian Library	–	110	OL59086692M
1966	Blaisdell Pub. Co.	–	104	OL5998060M
1965	New American Library	–	208	OL5937778M
1965	Longmans Canada Limited	–	140	OL22736914M
1965	Airmont Pub. Co.	–	129	OL5938959M
1965	Heinemann Educational Books	–	194	OL5190229M
1965	Allyn and Bacon	–	184	OL5947023M
1964	Pocket Books	–	99	OL27024789M
1964	Bantam Books	–	207	OL5910588M
1963	University Press	–	170	OL5890399M
1962	Harcourt, Brace & World	–	89	OL43728824M
1962	Clarendon Press	–	159	OL22389334M
1960	Heinemann	–	194	OL17780440M
1960	Washington Square Press	–	99	OL5793380M
1959	University Press	–	193	OL26535487M
1959	Heinemann	–	194	OL28374746M
1958	Penguin Books	–	121	OL6223043M
1958	Rinehart	–	186	OL6246520M
1958	Penguin Classics	–	120	OL7357384M
1954	Harrap	–	130	OL15963949M
1954	Yale University Press	–	144	OL6115698M
1949	University Press	–	193	OL23334430M
1943	Yale University Press	–	126	OL13535249M
1941	Ginn and company	–	189	OL6423908M
1940	T. Nelson	–	152	OL18639383M
1939	Ginn	–	129	OL23266695M
1938	Clarendon Press	–	159	OL22722457M
1937	Methuen	–	196	OL43729916M
1935	Macmillan	–	127	OL19664595M
1935	J.M. Dent	–	126	OL6377553M
1935	Dent	–	102	OL43725965M
1932	Golden Cockerel Press	–	75	OL6214289M
1932	Longmans, Green	–	135	OL43766497M
1930	The University Press	–	193	OL13535250M
1928	Yale University Press	–	126	OL43766494M
1928	Houghton Mifflin	–	275	OL6729537M
1928	Faber & Gwyer	–	275	OL19532228M
1928	Faber and Gwyer	–	275	OL22449312M
1927	Macmillan	–	179	OL16020898M
1927	The John C. Winston company	–	132	OL6703752M
1925	Allyn and Bacon	–	244	OL6681367M
1923	Copp Clark	–	134	OL23761990M
1922	Yale university press; [etc., etc.]	–	126	OL24231355M
1921	American Book	–	176	OL23266233M
1921	F.M. Ambrose and company	–	186	OL6638396M
1921	American Book Co.	–	245	OL24636240M
1919	Scott, Foresman	–	202	OL6623309M
1919	Scott, Foresman	–	202	OL7224149M
1916	D.C. Heath	–	162	OL24638278M
1914	Silver, Burdett and company	–	112	OL24231790M
1912	Macmillan	–	138	OL14046415M
1912	Macmillan	–	138	OL6547522M
1912	Heinemann	–	96	OL7208006M
1911	American Book Co.	–	112	OL6529812M
1911	Ginn and co.	–	129	OL24832939M
1911	Ginn and co.	–	129	OL24638211M
1911	Ginn and company	–	129	OL6534759M
1911	American Book Co.	–	112	OL24835367M
1910	Jack	–	102	OL17327132M
1910	Knickerbocker Leather & Novelty Co.	–	192	OL24864050M
1910	Knickerbocker Leather & Novelty Co.	–	192	OL24837771M
1909	Hodder & Stoughton	–	143	OL19938697M
1908	Hodder & Stoughton	–	144	OL19865641M
1908	Hodder & Stoughton	–	143	OL14038518M
1908	Hodder & Stoughton	–	143	OL45017080M
1907	W. H. Baker & co.	–	76	OL24760063M
1907	American book company	–	176	OL6986656M
1907	American Book Co.	–	245	OL7238492M
1907	W. H. Baker & co.	–	76	OL24818416M
1907	W. H. Baker & co.	–	76	OL24725974M
1906	Methuen	–	195	OL7244819M
1906	Duffield	–	77	OL53642232M
1905	Dutton	–	96	OL44933143M
1904	American Book Company	–	245	OL43766481M
1904	American book company	–	245	OL24231371M
1904	American book co.	–	245	OL7031937M
1903	Scott, Foresman and company	–	192	OL6930931M
1903	Scott, Foresman and company	–	192	OL24817200M
1903	The Macmillan Company	–	179	OL6933838M
1903	Scott, Foresman and company	–	192	OL24889780M
1903	Scott, Foresman and company	–	192	OL24760287M
1903	Scott, Foresman and company	–	192	OL24726482M
1903	J. M. Dent & sons	–	134	OL14474110M
1901	Houghton Mifflin	–	121	OL43766479M
1901	University Society	–	152	OL23351754M
1901	Houghton, Mifflin and company	–	121	OL24231726M
1900	Musson Book Co.	–	143	OL7142864M
1900	Hodder & Stoughton	–	143	OL44424283M
1900	Ginn and Co.	–	151	OL26241201M
1900	Dent	–	134	OL18225763M
1900	Printed at the Chiswick Press and published by Faber & Faber	–	275	OL21253604M
1898	American Book Company	–	176	OL17773688M
1897	Dent	–	135	OL18716065M
1895	At the University Press	–	173	OL23748375M
1895	Blackie	–	153	OL24610001M
1895	Allman	–	117	OL7234754M
1894	J.M. Dent	–	134	OL25261678M
1893	Privately printed for Augustin Daly	–	70	OL576623M
1893	G.P. Putnam	–	166	OL44949048M
1892	American book company	–	99	OL24760168M
1892	American book company	–	99	OL24726145M
1892	American book company	–	99	OL24817883M
1892	American book company	–	99	OL6640428M
1892	American book company	–	99	OL24889904M
1891	E. Maynard & co.	–	145	OL6642564M
1889	Ginn & Co.	–	151	OL22141834M
1884	Ginn, Heath, & co.	–	151	OL24231658M
1879	Ginn & Heath	–	151	OL24760202M
1879	Harper & brothers	–	174	OL6643936M
1879	Ginn & Heath	–	151	OL24889905M
1879	Ginn & Heath	–	151	OL6640429M
1879	Ginn & Heath	–	151	OL24817827M
1879	Ginn & Heath	–	151	OL24710760M
1786	Printed for C. Bathurst, J.F. and C. Rivington, L. Davis, W.	–	72	OL16165490M
1734	Printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the proprietors; and	–	70	OL18760686M
–	Samuel French	–	104	OL22787306M

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Questions

How many pages is Twelfth Night, or What You Will?: About 155 pages: that is the median of 294 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 70 to 328 pages.
How long does it take to read Twelfth Night, or What You Will?: About 2 h 44 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
How many words is Twelfth Night, or What You Will?: Roughly 43,000 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)).