The Ball and the Cross: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ball and the Cross runs 8.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Various Readers (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.6 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Various Readers
Various Readers narrates 475 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,903 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,787 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2024 recording read by James Harrington runs 1.1 hours shorter (7.5 hours).
- The 2015 recording read by Gildart Jackson runs 1 hours longer (9.7 hours).
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 Ball and the Cross is an audiobook by G.K. Chesterton: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Various Readers, released January 1, 2011, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Various Readers
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ball and the Cross as an audiobook?
The Ball and the Cross runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Ball and the Cross free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ball and the Cross?
The Ball and the Cross is narrated by Various Readers.