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A Warning to the Curious by M.R. James

A Warning to the Curious: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Warning to the Curious runs 0.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Coates (about 0.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

0.6listening hrs
Horrorstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 0.6 hours, it is shorter than 88% of the 5,506 Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2020 recording read by Geoff Mcgivern runs 0.1 hours longer (0.8 hours).
  • The 2016 recording read by Roy Macready runs about the same length (0.7 hours).
  • The 2010 recording read by David Collings runs about the same length (0.7 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 Warning to the Curious is an audiobook by M.R. James: a 0.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Coates, released May 12, 2025, on the Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
0.6 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Coates
Released
May 12, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Horror
ISBN
4069828418677

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Warning to the Curious as an audiobook?

A Warning to the Curious runs 0.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.4 hours.

Is A Warning to the Curious free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Warning to the Curious?

A Warning to the Curious is narrated by Peter Coates.