The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
A School Story by M.R. James

A School Story: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A School Story runs 0.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Coates (about 0.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

0.3listening hrs
Horrorstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 0.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish A School Story at common listening paces
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 0.3 hours, it is shorter than 97% of the 5,506 Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2021 recording read by Lizzie Abbott runs about the same length (0.3 hours).
  • The 2017 recording read by Cathy Dobson runs about the same length (0.3 hours).
  • The 2010 recording read by David Collings runs about the same length (0.3 hours).

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 School Story is an audiobook by M.R. James: a 0.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Coates, released May 12, 2025, on the Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
0.3 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Coates
Released
May 12, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Horror
ISBN
4069828418332

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A School Story as an audiobook?

A School Story runs 0.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.2 hours.

Is A School Story free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A School Story?

A School Story is narrated by Peter Coates.