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Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

Death Comes for the Archbishop: Audiobook

by Willa Cather · narrated by David Ackroyd · unabridged · 2016

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Death Comes for the Archbishop audiobook runs 7.7 hours unabridged, narrated by David Ackroyd (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2016released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Death Comes for the Archbishop at common listening paces
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1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days
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What our data says

  • At 7.7 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 125 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,177 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2026 recording read by AI Voice Audovia Quentin Educator runs 1.3 hours longer (9 hours).
  • The 2026 recording read by Laurel Lefkow runs 0.8 hours longer (8.5 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Filibooks Narration (michael) runs 0.2 hours shorter (7.5 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by Sara Nichols runs 0.3 hours shorter (7.4 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by Pete Cross runs 0.1 hours shorter (7.6 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

Death Comes for the Archbishop is an audiobook by Willa Cather: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by David Ackroyd, released September 13, 2016, on the Westerns & War and Classics (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.7 hrs
Narrated by
David Ackroyd
Released
September 13, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Westerns & War, Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781524721589

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Death Comes for the Archbishop audiobook?

Death Comes for the Archbishop runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.

Is the Death Comes for the Archbishop audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Death Comes for the Archbishop?

Death Comes for the Archbishop is narrated by David Ackroyd.