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Richard II by William Shakespeare

Richard II: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Richard II audiobook runs 1.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Full Cast Production (about 1.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.8listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Richard II at common listening paces
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30 min / day4 days
1 hour / day2 days
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 1.8 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2017 recording read by A Full Cast runs 1 hours longer (2.8 hours).
  • The 2016 recording read by LibriVox Volunteers runs 1.3 hours longer (3.1 hours).
  • The 2005 recording read by a full cast and John Wood runs 1.1 hours longer (2.9 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by full cast and William Devlin runs 1 hours longer (2.8 hours).
  • The 2010 recording read by Sir John Gielgud runs 0.8 hours longer (2.6 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

Richard II is an audiobook by William Shakespeare: a 1.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Full Cast Production, released April 1, 2009, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.8 hrs
Narrated by
Full Cast Production
Released
April 1, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781601360632

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Richard II audiobook?

Richard II runs 1.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.2 hours.

Is the Richard II audiobook free?

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Who narrates Richard II?

Richard II is narrated by Full Cast Production.