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A Story of the Stone Age by H.G. Wells

A Story of the Stone Age: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Story of the Stone Age runs 2.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Christopher (about 1.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.2listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Story of the Stone Age at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day5 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 2.2 hours, it is shorter than 93% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by James Christopher

James Christopher narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 97 hours in all.

Other recordings

  • The 2025 recording read by Raphael Croft runs 0.3 hours shorter (1.9 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 Story of the Stone Age is an audiobook by H.G. Wells: a 2.2-hour unabridged recording, read by James Christopher, released January 1, 2011, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.2 hrs
Narrated by
James Christopher
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Story of the Stone Age as an audiobook?

A Story of the Stone Age runs 2.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.5 hours.

Is A Story of the Stone Age free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Story of the Stone Age?

A Story of the Stone Age is narrated by James Christopher.