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The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories by O. Henry, Edgar Allan Poe

The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories runs 12.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Various (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.5listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2003released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.5 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.

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

The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories is an audiobook by O. Henry, Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen Crane: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Various, released January 1, 2003, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.5 hrs
Narrated by
Various
Released
January 1, 2003
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9781467610964

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories as an audiobook?

The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories?

The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories is narrated by Various.

Is The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.