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Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw

Major Barbara: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Major Barbara audiobook runs 3.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Various Readers (about 2.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.3listening hrs
Theatre & Radiostore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Major Barbara at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day7 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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

What our data says

  • At 3.3 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 2,498 Theatre & Radio audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 1994 recording read by Norman Lloyd and California Artists Radio Theatre runs 1.8 hours shorter (1.5 hours).
  • The 2008 recording read by Various Performers runs 1.4 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

Major Barbara is an audiobook by George Bernard Shaw: a 3.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Various Readers, released January 1, 2011, on the Theatre & Radio shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.3 hrs
Narrated by
Various Readers
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Theatre & Radio

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Major Barbara audiobook?

Major Barbara runs 3.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.2 hours.

Is the Major Barbara audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Major Barbara?

Major Barbara is narrated by Various Readers.