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Book · by William Shakespeare · first published 1735

How many pages is Winter's Tale?

Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare has a median of 176 pages across 219 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 142 to 221 pages.

Median pages
176
219 editions counted
Range
86–352
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
48k
at 275 words per page

How long will Winter's Tale take you?

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Reading time
3 h 06 min
At 30 min a day
7 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.

1002003001900195020001856: 105 pages1870: 258 pages1870: 258 pages1879: 93 pages1880: 218 pages1880: 218 pages1880: 196 pages1880: 196 pages1884: 196 pages1885: 218 pages1889: 196 pages1890: 195 pages1890: 195 pages1892: 220 pages1892: 220 pages1892: 220 pages1893: 220 pages1894: 161 pages1894: 161 pages1898: 220 pages1900: 303 pages1901: 180 pages1901: 180 pages1901: 180 pages1901: 180 pages1902: 161 pages1905: 283 pages1905: 97 pages1905: 283 pages1907: 220 pages1907: 283 pages1908: 196 pages1908: 196 pages1908: 94 pages1908: 283 pages1908: 196 pages1912: 123 pages1912: 166 pages1912: 123 pages1915: 191 pages1915: 191 pages1918: 143 pages1918: 143 pages1922: 98 pages1922: 125 pages1923: 143 pages1926: 154 pages1928: 303 pages1929: 198 pages1929: 303 pages1931: 206 pages1931: 206 pages1931: 206 pages1933: 283 pages1933: 125 pages1935: 141 pages1935: 156 pages1947: 142 pages1947: 143 pages1956: 140 pages1956: 256 pages1956: 256 pages1959: 206 pages1959: 224 pages1959: 206 pages1959: 206 pages1962: 320 pages1963: 225 pages1963: 225 pages1963: 225 pages1963: 223 pages1963: 256 pages1963: 224 pages1964: 208 pages1966: 225 pages1966: 314 pages1966: 121 pages1967: 279 pages1967: 126 pages1968: 206 pages1968: 206 pages1968: 159 pages1968: 225 pages1969: 234 pages1969: 333 pages1969: 86 pages1970: 105 pages1970: 105 pages1975: 114 pages1981: 241 pages1982: 108 pages1985: 133 pages1988: 251 pages1988: 225 pages1990: 320 pages1993: 125 pages1995: 240 pages1995: 126 pages1995: 295 pages1996: 151 pages1996: 186 pages1998: 222 pages1998: 160 pages1998: 304 pages1998: 304 pages1998: 118 pages1998: 292 pages1999: 224 pages1999: 116 pages2000: 95 pages2000: 181 pages2001: 192 pages2002: 192 pages2003: 280 pages2004: 116 pages2004: 352 pages2005: 352 pages2006: 212 pages2006: 164 pages2006: 176 pages2006: 170 pages2006: 188 pages2006: 164 pages2006: 150 pages2006: 168 pages2006: 232 pages2006: 164 pages2006: 166 pages2007: 146 pages2007: 142 pages2007: 308 pages2007: 172 pages2007: 279 pages2007: 160 pages2007: 279 pages2007: 178 pages2008: 160 pages2008: 295 pages2009: 204 pages2011: 292 pages2013: 126 pages2013: 112 pages2014: 98 pages2015: 92 pages2015: 136 pages2015: 288 pages2015: 154 pages2015: 200 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 154 pages2016: 92 pages2016: 154 pages2016: 110 pages2016: 96 pages2016: 154 pages2017: 100 pages2017: 124 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 100 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 92 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 152 pages2017: 100 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 104 pages2017: 92 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 88 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 160 pages2017: 178 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 264 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 112 pages2018: 152 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 166 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 98 pages2020: 223 pages2020: 223 pages2020: 175 pages2020: 175 pages2020: 223 pages2020: 175 pages2020: 159 pages2020: 160 pages2020: 223 pages2020: 223 pages2020: 161 pages2020: 131 pages2021: 163 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 287 pages2021: 121 pages2021: 165 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 208 pages2021: 206 pages2021: 139 pages2021: 208 pagesmedian 176
100200300190020001856: 105 pages1870: 258 pages1870: 258 pages1879: 93 pages1880: 218 pages1880: 218 pages1880: 196 pages1880: 196 pages1884: 196 pages1885: 218 pages1889: 196 pages1890: 195 pages1890: 195 pages1892: 220 pages1892: 220 pages1892: 220 pages1893: 220 pages1894: 161 pages1894: 161 pages1898: 220 pages1900: 303 pages1901: 180 pages1901: 180 pages1901: 180 pages1901: 180 pages1902: 161 pages1905: 283 pages1905: 97 pages1905: 283 pages1907: 220 pages1907: 283 pages1908: 196 pages1908: 196 pages1908: 94 pages1908: 283 pages1908: 196 pages1912: 123 pages1912: 166 pages1912: 123 pages1915: 191 pages1915: 191 pages1918: 143 pages1918: 143 pages1922: 98 pages1922: 125 pages1923: 143 pages1926: 154 pages1928: 303 pages1929: 198 pages1929: 303 pages1931: 206 pages1931: 206 pages1931: 206 pages1933: 283 pages1933: 125 pages1935: 141 pages1935: 156 pages1947: 142 pages1947: 143 pages1956: 140 pages1956: 256 pages1956: 256 pages1959: 206 pages1959: 224 pages1959: 206 pages1959: 206 pages1962: 320 pages1963: 225 pages1963: 225 pages1963: 225 pages1963: 223 pages1963: 256 pages1963: 224 pages1964: 208 pages1966: 225 pages1966: 314 pages1966: 121 pages1967: 279 pages1967: 126 pages1968: 206 pages1968: 206 pages1968: 159 pages1968: 225 pages1969: 234 pages1969: 333 pages1969: 86 pages1970: 105 pages1970: 105 pages1975: 114 pages1981: 241 pages1982: 108 pages1985: 133 pages1988: 251 pages1988: 225 pages1990: 320 pages1993: 125 pages1995: 240 pages1995: 126 pages1995: 295 pages1996: 151 pages1996: 186 pages1998: 222 pages1998: 160 pages1998: 304 pages1998: 304 pages1998: 118 pages1998: 292 pages1999: 224 pages1999: 116 pages2000: 95 pages2000: 181 pages2001: 192 pages2002: 192 pages2003: 280 pages2004: 116 pages2004: 352 pages2005: 352 pages2006: 212 pages2006: 164 pages2006: 176 pages2006: 170 pages2006: 188 pages2006: 164 pages2006: 150 pages2006: 168 pages2006: 232 pages2006: 164 pages2006: 166 pages2007: 146 pages2007: 142 pages2007: 308 pages2007: 172 pages2007: 279 pages2007: 160 pages2007: 279 pages2007: 178 pages2008: 160 pages2008: 295 pages2009: 204 pages2011: 292 pages2013: 126 pages2013: 112 pages2014: 98 pages2015: 92 pages2015: 136 pages2015: 288 pages2015: 154 pages2015: 200 pages2016: 116 pages2016: 154 pages2016: 92 pages2016: 154 pages2016: 110 pages2016: 96 pages2016: 154 pages2017: 100 pages2017: 124 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 100 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 92 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 152 pages2017: 100 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 104 pages2017: 92 pages2017: 108 pages2017: 88 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 160 pages2017: 178 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 154 pages2017: 264 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 112 pages2018: 152 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 166 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 154 pages2018: 98 pages2020: 223 pages2020: 223 pages2020: 175 pages2020: 175 pages2020: 223 pages2020: 175 pages2020: 159 pages2020: 160 pages2020: 223 pages2020: 223 pages2020: 161 pages2020: 131 pages2021: 163 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 287 pages2021: 121 pages2021: 165 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 205 pages2021: 208 pages2021: 206 pages2021: 139 pages2021: 208 pagesmedian 176
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
Hardcover27144 h 47 min
Paperback170253 h

Editions counted

The 219 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 28 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 494 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–163OL34195282M
2021Independently Published–205OL34222511M
2021Independently Published–205OL34267515M
2021Independently Published–205OL34268298M
2021Independently Published–205OL34306375M
2021Independently Published–205OL34304232M
2021Independently Published–287OL34304365M
2021Independently Published–121OL34205216M

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Questions

How many pages is Winter's Tale?
About 176 pages: that is the median of 219 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 86 to 352 pages.
How long does it take to read Winter's Tale?
About 3 h 06 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Winter's Tale?
Roughly 48,000 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)).