On a Chinese Screen: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On a Chinese Screen audiobook runs 5.2 hours unabridged, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 3.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 5.2 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 2,099 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
136 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
On a Chinese Screen is an audiobook by W. Somerset Maugham: a 5.2-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released January 1, 2017, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- LibriVox Volunteers
- Released
- January 1, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
How to listen to On a Chinese Screen free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the On a Chinese Screen audiobook?
On a Chinese Screen runs 5.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.4 hours.
Is the On a Chinese Screen audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates On a Chinese Screen?
On a Chinese Screen is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.