The Fellowship Of The Ring Length -

And so Folco learned: some lengths cannot be bound in a book. But if you must know—the standard paperback runs (Fellowship alone: ~398). Yet the tale stretches far beyond the spine, into the endless weave of story.

Legolas, calm as starlight, said, “Three hundred and seventy-eight leaves in the common edition of the Red Book, though the deluxe version numbers four hundred and twenty-three, not counting appendices.” the fellowship of the ring length

His neighbors laughed. “Fool of a Took!” they cried. “Read it for joy, not for inches!” And so Folco learned: some lengths cannot be bound in a book