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Tell the Octopus, and other Short Stories by Jonathan Day

Tell the Octopus, and other Short Stories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tell the Octopus, and other Short Stories audiobook runs 2.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Jane Palmer (about 1.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.2listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Tell the Octopus, and other Short Stories at common listening paces
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30 min / day5 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 2.2 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Short Stories shelf

184 Short Stories 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

Tell the Octopus, and other Short Stories is an audiobook by Jonathan Day: a 2.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Jane Palmer, released December 24, 2019, on the Short Stories and Teen & YA shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.2 hrs
Narrated by
Jane Palmer
Released
December 24, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories, Teen & YA
ISBN
9781094220116

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tell the Octopus, and other Short Stories audiobook?

Tell the Octopus, and other Short Stories runs 2.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.5 hours.

Is the Tell the Octopus, and other Short Stories audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Tell the Octopus, and other Short Stories?

Tell the Octopus, and other Short Stories is narrated by Jane Palmer.