Tales of the Unexpected: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tales of the Unexpected audiobook runs 1.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Emma Hignett (about 1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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What our data says
- At 1.5 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Emma Hignett
Emma Hignett narrates 22 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 99 hours in all.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
87 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Tales of the Unexpected is an audiobook by O. Henry, Kate Chopin and Katherine Mansfield: a 1.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Emma Hignett, released February 1, 2012, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Emma Hignett
- Released
- February 1, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781908650160
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Tales of the Unexpected audiobook?
Tales of the Unexpected runs 1.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1 hours.
Is the Tales of the Unexpected audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Tales of the Unexpected?
Tales of the Unexpected is narrated by Emma Hignett.