How many pages is Peter Pan?

About 176 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 47,336 words, about 3 hrs of reading at an average pace.

How long is the Peter Pan audiobook?

About 5½ hrs, estimated from the 47,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

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Peter Pan

Name: Peter Pan
Author: J. M. Barrie

J. M. Barrie

3 hrsto read

6.4worth it

At your speed≈ 3 hrs

Pages176

Audiobook≈ 5½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

The complete text runs to 47,336 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 3 hrs — a day's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.82 out of 5, from 542 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.4/10 — Worth it for some readers. Readers 6.0 (Hardcover's 3.82★ from 542 ratings) + length 0.4 = 6.4. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Peter Pan?

The complete text of Peter Pan runs to 47,336 words — about 176 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Peter Pan at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	4½ hrs
Average	250	3 hrs
Fast	400	2 hrs

Counted word for word from the complete public-domain text on Project Gutenberg, so these times don't depend on any one edition's page count. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 5½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Peter Pan?: About 3 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of Peter Pan runs to 47,336 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 4½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 2 hrs.
How many pages is Peter Pan?: About 176 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 47,336 words, about 3 hrs of reading at an average pace.
Is Peter Pan worth reading?: We score it 6.4 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.82 out of 5 from 542 ratings, which counts for 6.0; at about 3 hrs at an average pace it earns +0.4 for being short.
How long is the Peter Pan audiobook?: About 5½ hrs, estimated from the 47,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

From the publisher

One starry night, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell lead the three Darling children over the rooftops of London and away to Neverland - the island where lost boys play, mermaids splash and fairies make mischief. But a villainous-looking gang of pirates lurk in the docks, led by the terrifying Captain James Hook.…

Magic and excitement are in the air, but if Captain Hook has his way, before long, someone will be walking the plank and swimming with the crocodiles...

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