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How many pages is Villette?

Villette by Charlotte Brontë has a median of 543 pages across 133 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 480 to 668 pages.

Median pages
543
133 editions counted
Range
256–824
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
9.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
149k
at 275 words per page

How long will Villette take you?

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Reading time
9 h 34 min
At 30 min a day
20 days
At 1 hour a day
10 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2004006008001900195020001855: 492 pages1855: 502 pages1864: 502 pages1867: 502 pages1890: 570 pages1897: 549 pages1899: 594 pages1900: 448 pages1900: 594 pages1900: 448 pages1900: 448 pages1906: 507 pages1909: 462 pages1909: 455 pages1909: 645 pages1919: 462 pages1922: 462 pages1933: 462 pages1936: 573 pages1948: 481 pages1948: 488 pages1952: 462 pages1954: 580 pages1957: 480 pages1962: 543 pages1963: 480 pages1963: 480 pages1967: 443 pages1971: 417 pages1971: 417 pages1972: 466 pages1972: 481 pages1973: 594 pages1973: 501 pages1974: 466 pages1974: 466 pages1977: 481 pages1978: 417 pages1979: 622 pages1979: 622 pages1980: 624 pages1983: 506 pages1984: 768 pages1985: 824 pages1986: 475 pages1987: 486 pages1990: 662 pages1990: 481 pages1990: 481 pages1991: 601 pages1991: 601 pages1992: 314 pages1992: 256 pages1992: 313 pages1993: 513 pages1993: 576 pages1993: 542 pages1997: 575 pages1997: 575 pages1998: 662 pages1998: 496 pages1999: 586 pages2000: 538 pages2001: 590 pages2003: 740 pages2004: 489 pages2004: 672 pages2004: 611 pages2004: 496 pages2005: 608 pages2005: 647 pages2005: 508 pages2005: 508 pages2006: 430 pages2006: 508 pages2006: 508 pages2006: 476 pages2006: 540 pages2006: 612 pages2006: 281 pages2006: 540 pages2006: 361 pages2007: 480 pages2007: 512 pages2007: 572 pages2009: 657 pages2009: 672 pages2012: 616 pages2013: 440 pages2015: 440 pages2016: 524 pages2017: 480 pages2018: 528 pages2019: 680 pages2019: 473 pages2020: 683 pages2020: 683 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 683 pages2020: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 562 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 474 pages2021: 288 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 476 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 296 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pagesmedian 543
200400600800190020001855: 492 pages1855: 502 pages1864: 502 pages1867: 502 pages1890: 570 pages1897: 549 pages1899: 594 pages1900: 448 pages1900: 594 pages1900: 448 pages1900: 448 pages1906: 507 pages1909: 462 pages1909: 455 pages1909: 645 pages1919: 462 pages1922: 462 pages1933: 462 pages1936: 573 pages1948: 481 pages1948: 488 pages1952: 462 pages1954: 580 pages1957: 480 pages1962: 543 pages1963: 480 pages1963: 480 pages1967: 443 pages1971: 417 pages1971: 417 pages1972: 466 pages1972: 481 pages1973: 594 pages1973: 501 pages1974: 466 pages1974: 466 pages1977: 481 pages1978: 417 pages1979: 622 pages1979: 622 pages1980: 624 pages1983: 506 pages1984: 768 pages1985: 824 pages1986: 475 pages1987: 486 pages1990: 662 pages1990: 481 pages1990: 481 pages1991: 601 pages1991: 601 pages1992: 314 pages1992: 256 pages1992: 313 pages1993: 513 pages1993: 576 pages1993: 542 pages1997: 575 pages1997: 575 pages1998: 662 pages1998: 496 pages1999: 586 pages2000: 538 pages2001: 590 pages2003: 740 pages2004: 489 pages2004: 672 pages2004: 611 pages2004: 496 pages2005: 608 pages2005: 647 pages2005: 508 pages2005: 508 pages2006: 430 pages2006: 508 pages2006: 508 pages2006: 476 pages2006: 540 pages2006: 612 pages2006: 281 pages2006: 540 pages2006: 361 pages2007: 480 pages2007: 512 pages2007: 572 pages2009: 657 pages2009: 672 pages2012: 616 pages2013: 440 pages2015: 440 pages2016: 524 pages2017: 480 pages2018: 528 pages2019: 680 pages2019: 473 pages2020: 683 pages2020: 683 pages2020: 420 pages2020: 683 pages2020: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 562 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 474 pages2021: 288 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 476 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 296 pages2021: 683 pages2021: 668 pages2021: 683 pagesmedian 543
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
Hardcover50898 h 57 min
Paperback508168 h 57 min

Editions counted

The 133 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 6 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 519 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–683OL34306723M
2021Independently Published–683OL34336892M
2021Independently Published–668OL34343327M
2021Independently Published–683OL34355152M
2021Independently Published–668OL34280896M
2021Independently Published–683OL34256852M
2021Independently Published–683OL34221554M
2021Independently Published–683OL34331838M

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Questions

How many pages is Villette?
About 543 pages: that is the median of 133 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 256 to 824 pages.
How long does it take to read Villette?
About 9 h 34 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 20 days.
How many words is Villette?
Roughly 149,000 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)).