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Shakespeare in Life by Stephen Lacey, Phd

Shakespeare in Life: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shakespeare in Life audiobook runs 1 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Toms (about 0.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
1979released
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What our data says

  • At 1 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

564 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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

Shakespeare in Life is an audiobook by Stephen Lacey, Phd: a 1-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Toms, released June 18, 1979, on the Arts & Entertainment and Mental Health & Psychology shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
1 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Toms
Released
June 18, 1979
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, Mental Health & Psychology, Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781094245263

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Shakespeare in Life audiobook?

Shakespeare in Life runs 1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.6 hours.

Is the Shakespeare in Life audiobook free?

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Who narrates Shakespeare in Life?

Shakespeare in Life is narrated by Michael Toms.