Shakespeare's Sonnets & Tales from Shakespeare: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shakespeare's Sonnets & Tales from Shakespeare audiobook runs 12.9 hours unabridged, narrated by David Butler and Sean Pratt (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Butler
David Butler narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 42 hours in all.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
159 Short Stories 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's Sonnets & Tales from Shakespeare is an audiobook by William Shakespeare: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by David Butler and Sean Pratt, released January 1, 2002, on the Short Stories shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Butler, Sean Pratt
- Released
- January 1, 2002
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories
- ISBN
- 9781467610544
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shakespeare's Sonnets & Tales from Shakespeare audiobook?
Shakespeare's Sonnets & Tales from Shakespeare runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is the Shakespeare's Sonnets & Tales from Shakespeare audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shakespeare's Sonnets & Tales from Shakespeare?
Shakespeare's Sonnets & Tales from Shakespeare is narrated by David Butler and Sean Pratt.
Is Shakespeare's Sonnets & Tales from Shakespeare worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.