Short Stories: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Short Stories audiobook runs 1.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Cathy Dobson (about 1.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 1.6 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Cathy Dobson
Cathy Dobson narrates 792 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,030 hours in all.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
142 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Partners: A Rogue Lawyer Short Story
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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
Short Stories is an audiobook by Ambrose Bierce: a 1.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Cathy Dobson, released September 1, 2013, on the Short Stories shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Cathy Dobson
- Released
- September 1, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories
How to listen to Short Stories free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Short Stories audiobook?
Short Stories runs 1.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.1 hours.
Is the Short Stories audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Short Stories?
Short Stories is narrated by Cathy Dobson.