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Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Frankenstein audiobook runs 9.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Jim Weiss (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.9listening hrs
Mystery & Thrillerstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.9 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day5 days
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What our data says

  • At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 2,356 Mystery & Thriller audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2017 recording read by Thibault Gray runs 2.6 hours shorter (7.3 hours).
  • The 2001 recording read by Ralph Cosham runs 2.8 hours shorter (7.2 hours).
  • The 2017 recording read by Caden Vaughn Clegg runs 2 hours shorter (8 hours).
  • The 2015 recording read by Gildart Jackson runs 0.5 hours longer (10.4 hours).
  • The 2014 recording read by Arthur Darvill and Terry Molloy runs 4.6 hours shorter (5.4 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

Frankenstein is an audiobook by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Weiss, released February 22, 2011, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA) and Mystery & Thriller shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.9 hrs
Narrated by
Jim Weiss
Released
February 22, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA), Mystery & Thriller
ISBN
9780307916198

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Frankenstein audiobook?

Frankenstein runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.

Is the Frankenstein audiobook free?

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Who narrates Frankenstein?

Frankenstein is narrated by Jim Weiss.