Shakespeare: The World as Stage: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shakespeare: The World as Stage audiobook runs 5.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Bill Bryson (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 75% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 89 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
337 History & Culture 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 Stage is an audiobook by Bill Bryson: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Bryson, released October 23, 2007, on the History & Culture and Literature shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bill Bryson
- Released
- October 23, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Literature
- ISBN
- 9780061555343
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shakespeare: The World as Stage audiobook?
Shakespeare: The World as Stage runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.
Is the Shakespeare: The World as Stage audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shakespeare: The World as Stage?
Shakespeare: The World as Stage is narrated by Bill Bryson.