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Rain by W. Somerset Maugham

Rain: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rain audiobook runs 1.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Bellona Times (about 1.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.7listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Rain at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day4 days
1 hour / day2 days
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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

What our data says

  • At 1.7 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2019 recording read by Asif Ali Beg runs about the same length (1.7 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

Rain is an audiobook by W. Somerset Maugham: a 1.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Bellona Times, released January 1, 2017, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.7 hrs
Narrated by
Bellona Times
Released
January 1, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Rain audiobook?

Rain runs 1.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.2 hours.

Is the Rain audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Rain?

Rain is narrated by Bellona Times.