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Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson

Shakespeare: The World as a Stage: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shakespeare: The World as a Stage audiobook runs 5.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Bill Bryson (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.5listening hrs
Literaturestore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Shakespeare: The World as a Stage at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literature shelf

2,641 Literature 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: The World as a Stage is an audiobook by Bill Bryson: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Bryson, released September 3, 2007, on the Biography & Memoir and Literature shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.5 hrs
Narrated by
Bill Bryson
Released
September 3, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir, Literature
ISBN
9780007268917

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Shakespeare: The World as a Stage audiobook?

Shakespeare: The World as a Stage runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.

Is the Shakespeare: The World as a Stage audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Shakespeare: The World as a Stage?

Shakespeare: The World as a Stage is narrated by Bill Bryson.