Index: django/views/generic/list_detail.py
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--- django/views/generic/list_detail.py	(revision 4229)
+++ django/views/generic/list_detail.py	(working copy)
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
             number of pages, total
         hits
             number of objects, total
+        last_on_page
+            the result number of the last of object in the
+            object_list (1-indexed)
+        first_on_page
+            the result number of the first object in the
+            object_list (1-indexed)
     """
     if extra_context is None: extra_context = {}
     queryset = queryset._clone()
@@ -57,6 +63,8 @@
             'page': page,
             'next': page + 1,
             'previous': page - 1,
+            'last_on_page': paginator.last_on_page(page - 1),
+            'first_on_page': paginator.first_on_page(page - 1),
             'pages': paginator.pages,
             'hits' : paginator.hits,
         }, context_processors)
Index: docs/generic_views.txt
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--- docs/generic_views.txt	(revision 4229)
+++ docs/generic_views.txt	(working copy)
@@ -752,6 +752,12 @@
 
     * ``previous``: The previous page number, as an integer. This is 1-based.
 
+    * `last_on_page`: **New in Django development version** The number of the
+      last result on the current page. This is 1-based.
+
+    * `first_on_page`: **New in Django development version** The number of the
+      first result on the current page. This is 1-based.
+
     * ``pages``: The total number of pages, as an integer.
 
     * ``hits``: The total number of objects across *all* pages, not just this