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How many pages is Under the Greenwood Tree?

Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy has a median of 221 pages across 113 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 182 to 272 pages.

Median pages
221
113 editions counted
Range
106–432
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
61k
at 275 words per page

How long will Under the Greenwood Tree 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
3 h 54 min
At 30 min a day
8 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2004001900195020001873: 269 pages1873: 269 pages1875: 342 pages1896: 272 pages1896: 272 pages1896: 272 pages1896: 272 pages1898: 272 pages1898: 272 pages1898: 272 pages1900: 342 pages1900: 342 pages1905: 272 pages1905: 272 pages1912: 211 pages1912: 211 pages1913: 270 pages1914: 221 pages1932: 166 pages1935: 280 pages1937: 279 pages1940: 211 pages1940: 279 pages1940: 236 pages1942: 273 pages1944: 279 pages1945: 204 pages1947: 279 pages1959: 280 pages1960: 211 pages1964: 211 pages1964: 211 pages1968: 211 pages1970: 256 pages1970: 432 pages1974: 224 pages1975: 207 pages1975: 207 pages1975: 267 pages1978: 247 pages1985: 218 pages1989: 172 pages1994: 146 pages1998: 224 pages1999: 222 pages2003: 319 pages2003: 200 pages2003: 307 pages2003: 208 pages2004: 176 pages2006: 168 pages2006: 260 pages2007: 188 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 108 pages2007: 168 pages2007: 180 pages2007: 210 pages2009: 218 pages2010: 258 pages2013: 160 pages2016: 122 pages2016: 206 pages2016: 182 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 182 pages2016: 246 pages2016: 182 pages2016: 150 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 312 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 312 pages2017: 106 pages2017: 180 pages2017: 106 pages2017: 106 pages2017: 162 pages2018: 188 pages2018: 182 pages2018: 146 pages2018: 264 pages2018: 288 pages2018: 364 pages2018: 206 pages2018: 188 pages2018: 348 pages2018: 182 pages2018: 188 pages2018: 170 pages2018: 284 pages2020: 162 pages2020: 236 pages2020: 119 pages2021: 221 pages2021: 223 pages2021: 239 pages2021: 221 pages2021: 239 pages2021: 239 pages2021: 223 pages2021: 239 pages2021: 123 pages2021: 188 pages2021: 223 pages2021: 221 pages2021: 221 pages2021: 221 pages2021: 239 pagesmedian 221
2004001900195020001873: 269 pages1873: 269 pages1875: 342 pages1896: 272 pages1896: 272 pages1896: 272 pages1896: 272 pages1898: 272 pages1898: 272 pages1898: 272 pages1900: 342 pages1900: 342 pages1905: 272 pages1905: 272 pages1912: 211 pages1912: 211 pages1913: 270 pages1914: 221 pages1932: 166 pages1935: 280 pages1937: 279 pages1940: 211 pages1940: 279 pages1940: 236 pages1942: 273 pages1944: 279 pages1945: 204 pages1947: 279 pages1959: 280 pages1960: 211 pages1964: 211 pages1964: 211 pages1968: 211 pages1970: 256 pages1970: 432 pages1974: 224 pages1975: 207 pages1975: 207 pages1975: 267 pages1978: 247 pages1985: 218 pages1989: 172 pages1994: 146 pages1998: 224 pages1999: 222 pages2003: 319 pages2003: 200 pages2003: 307 pages2003: 208 pages2004: 176 pages2006: 168 pages2006: 260 pages2007: 188 pages2007: 196 pages2007: 108 pages2007: 168 pages2007: 180 pages2007: 210 pages2009: 218 pages2010: 258 pages2013: 160 pages2016: 122 pages2016: 206 pages2016: 182 pages2016: 232 pages2016: 182 pages2016: 246 pages2016: 182 pages2016: 150 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 116 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 312 pages2017: 182 pages2017: 312 pages2017: 106 pages2017: 180 pages2017: 106 pages2017: 106 pages2017: 162 pages2018: 188 pages2018: 182 pages2018: 146 pages2018: 264 pages2018: 288 pages2018: 364 pages2018: 206 pages2018: 188 pages2018: 348 pages2018: 182 pages2018: 188 pages2018: 170 pages2018: 284 pages2020: 162 pages2020: 236 pages2020: 119 pages2021: 221 pages2021: 223 pages2021: 239 pages2021: 221 pages2021: 239 pages2021: 239 pages2021: 223 pages2021: 239 pages2021: 123 pages2021: 188 pages2021: 223 pages2021: 221 pages2021: 221 pages2021: 221 pages2021: 239 pagesmedian 221
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 2 editions 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.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover20443 h 36 min
Paperback18893 h 19 min

Editions counted

The 113 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 4 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 425 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–221OL34263320M
2021Independently Published–223OL34342620M
2021Independently Published–239OL34287503M
2021Independently Published–221OL34295047M
2021Independently Published–239OL34352702M
2021Independently Published–239OL34325025M
2021Independently Published–223OL34210805M
2021Independently Published–239OL34354421M

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Questions

How many pages is Under the Greenwood Tree?
About 221 pages: that is the median of 113 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 106 to 432 pages.
How long does it take to read Under the Greenwood Tree?
About 3 h 54 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is Under the Greenwood Tree?
Roughly 61,000 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)).