24,130words
- Pages
- 176paperback, HarperTrophy, 2007
- Reading time
- 1 h 37 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 2 h 36 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1999
Book 1 of 13 in A Series of Unfortunate Events
Compared with other books
Longer than 1% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 23,904 to 24,424 words.
- arbookfind.comword count
- github.comword count
- content.schoolinsites.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9780061146305
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is The Bad Beginning?
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket has 24,130 words.
How many pages is The Bad Beginning?
176 pages in the paperback, HarperTrophy, 2007 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read The Bad Beginning?
About 1 h 37 min at 250 words a minute, or 2 h 36 min as an audiobook.
Writing a book of your own?
Musael counts every chapter as you write, keeps the plan beside the draft and checks names and facts across the book.