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A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film by Jean Shepherd

A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film runs 3.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dick Cavett (about 2.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.6listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2004released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.6 hours of listening.

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30 min / day8 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.6 hours, it is shorter than 95% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film is an audiobook by Jean Shepherd: a 3.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Dick Cavett, released October 26, 2004, on the Drama shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.6 hrs
Narrated by
Dick Cavett
Released
October 26, 2004
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama
ISBN
9780739316757

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film as an audiobook?

A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film runs 3.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.4 hours.

Is A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film?

A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film is narrated by Dick Cavett.