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The Captain of the Polestar by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Captain of the Polestar: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Captain of the Polestar runs 1.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tim Bruce (about 0.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.1listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Captain of the Polestar at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day3 days
1 hour / day2 days
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×1 day

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What our data says

  • At 1.1 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 1930 recording read by Richard Kilmer runs 8.2 hours longer (9.3 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

The Captain of the Polestar is an audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: a 1.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Bruce, released January 26, 2022, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.1 hrs
Narrated by
Tim Bruce
Released
January 26, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories
ISBN
9781914169397

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Captain of the Polestar as an audiobook?

The Captain of the Polestar runs 1.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.7 hours.

Is The Captain of the Polestar free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Captain of the Polestar?

The Captain of the Polestar is narrated by Tim Bruce.