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On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China by William Somerset Maugham

On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China audiobook runs 4.5 hours unabridged, narrated by James Harrington (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.5listening hrs
Travel Tipsstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.5 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 931 Travel Tips audiobooks in our catalog.

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

On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China is an audiobook by William Somerset Maugham: a 4.5-hour unabridged recording, read by James Harrington, released August 24, 2024, on the Travel Tips shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.5 hrs
Narrated by
James Harrington
Released
August 24, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Travel Tips
ISBN
9781802560336

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China audiobook?

On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China runs 4.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.

Is the On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China audiobook free?

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Who narrates On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China?

On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China is narrated by James Harrington.