How many words are in The Marvelous Land of Oz?
by L. Frank Baum · 1904 · Fantasy
41,878
Word count
2 hr 56 min
Reading time
168
Est. pages
1904
Published
The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum is approximately 41,878 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 2 hr 56 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1904, it sits in the Fantasy category.
Typical fantasy novels run 70,000–150,000 words, with a sweet spot around 90,000–120,000. At 41,878 words, The Marvelous Land of Oz comes in below the typical range — closer to a novella in length.
Source: Word count computed from the Project Gutenberg plain-text edition (eBook #54, public domain) · referenceVerified 2026-06-21
Fantasy novels of similar length
| Title | Author | Word count |
|---|---|---|
| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum | 39,649 |
| Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie | 47,268 |
| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis | 36,363 |
| The Princess and the Goblin | George MacDonald | 50,960 |
| Through the Looking-Glass | Lewis Carroll | 29,752 |
| A Wizard of Earthsea | Ursula K. Le Guin | 56,533 |