C. S. Lewis

How many words is The Horse and His Boy?

The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis has 49,425 words.

49,425words

Pages
304paperback, HarperCollins, 2005
Reading time
3 h 18 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
5 h 19 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1954

Book 5 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia

  1. 1The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe36,363
  2. 2Prince Caspian44,764
  3. 3The Voyage of the Dawn Treader53,758
  4. 4The Silver Chair52,436
  5. 5The Horse and His Boy49,425
  6. 6The Magician's Nephew41,317
  7. 7The Last Battle43,333

All of The Chronicles of Narnia: 321,396 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 15% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 48,029 to 49,425 words.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is The Horse and His Boy?

The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis has 49,425 words.

How many pages is The Horse and His Boy?

304 pages in the paperback, HarperCollins, 2005 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read The Horse and His Boy?

About 3 h 18 min at 250 words a minute, or 5 h 19 min as an audiobook.

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