Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Ben Allen (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ben Allen
Ben Allen narrates 77 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,224 hours in all.
- Written in Dead Wax
- Empire in Black and Gold: Begin the epic, page-turning fantasy of war and empire
- The Manor House
- Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year
- Dragonfly Falling: Book Two in the Epic Fantasy Series from British Fantasy Award Winner Adrian Tchaikovsky
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
1,572 Memoirs 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
Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption is an audiobook by Robert McCrum: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Allen, released September 3, 2020, on the Memoirs and Poetry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ben Allen
- Released
- September 3, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Poetry
- ISBN
- 9781509897001
How to listen to Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption audiobook?
Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is the Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption?
Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption is narrated by Ben Allen.
Is Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.