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How many pages is When the Sleeper Awakes?

When the Sleeper Awakes by H. G. Wells has a median of 278 pages across 80 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 230 to 297 pages.

Median pages
278
80 editions counted
Range
137–465
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
76k
at 275 words per page

How long will When the Sleeper Awakes take you?

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Reading time
4 h 54 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.

200400190019251950197520001899: 328 pages1899: 328 pages1899: 328 pages1899: 328 pages1906: 329 pages1910: 288 pages1920: 288 pages1954: 256 pages1954: 256 pages1968: 256 pages1968: 256 pages1969: 453 pages1976: 204 pages1976: 208 pages1980: 204 pages1994: 248 pages2000: 465 pages2000: 302 pages2001: 200 pages2002: 287 pages2003: 274 pages2004: 228 pages2004: 228 pages2005: 252 pages2006: 200 pages2006: 288 pages2006: 200 pages2006: 222 pages2006: 164 pages2006: 228 pages2006: 198 pages2006: 244 pages2006: 228 pages2007: 228 pages2007: 228 pages2019: 300 pages2019: 254 pages2019: 282 pages2019: 278 pages2020: 314 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 314 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 297 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 314 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 181 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 297 pages2021: 247 pages2021: 159 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 230 pages2021: 137 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 156 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 180 pages2021: 297 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 297 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 278 pagesmedian 278
2004001900195020001899: 328 pages1899: 328 pages1899: 328 pages1899: 328 pages1906: 329 pages1910: 288 pages1920: 288 pages1954: 256 pages1954: 256 pages1968: 256 pages1968: 256 pages1969: 453 pages1976: 204 pages1976: 208 pages1980: 204 pages1994: 248 pages2000: 465 pages2000: 302 pages2001: 200 pages2002: 287 pages2003: 274 pages2004: 228 pages2004: 228 pages2005: 252 pages2006: 200 pages2006: 288 pages2006: 200 pages2006: 222 pages2006: 164 pages2006: 228 pages2006: 198 pages2006: 244 pages2006: 228 pages2007: 228 pages2007: 228 pages2019: 300 pages2019: 254 pages2019: 282 pages2019: 278 pages2020: 314 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 314 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 297 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 314 pages2020: 278 pages2020: 181 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 297 pages2021: 247 pages2021: 159 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 230 pages2021: 137 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 156 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 180 pages2021: 297 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 297 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 314 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 278 pages2021: 278 pagesmedian 278
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
Hardcover22844 h 01 min
Paperback225103 h 58 min

Editions counted

The 80 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 197 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–278OL34242743M
2021Independently Published–278OL34215623M
2021Independently Published–297OL34254416M
2021Independently Published–247OL34211941M
2021Independently Published–159OL34280140M
2021Independently Published–278OL34342322M
2021Independently Published–230OL34213044M
2021Independently Published–137OL34205481M

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Questions

How many pages is When the Sleeper Awakes?
About 278 pages: that is the median of 80 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 137 to 465 pages.
How long does it take to read When the Sleeper Awakes?
About 4 h 54 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is When the Sleeper Awakes?
Roughly 76,000 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)).