The Ballad of Reading Gaol: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ballad of Reading Gaol runs 0.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Gonzalez (about 0.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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 0.5 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Poetry shelf
192 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by AI Voice Woody Hesse runs 0.2 hours shorter (0.4 hours).
- The 2020 recording read by Arthur English runs about the same length (0.5 hours).
- The 2016 recording read by Roy Macready runs 0.1 hours shorter (0.4 hours).
- The 2011 recording read by David Moore runs about the same length (0.5 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 Ballad of Reading Gaol is an audiobook by Oscar Wilde: a 0.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Gonzalez, released January 1, 2016, on the Poetry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Gonzalez
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Poetry
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ballad of Reading Gaol as an audiobook?
The Ballad of Reading Gaol runs 0.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.4 hours.
Is The Ballad of Reading Gaol free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ballad of Reading Gaol?
The Ballad of Reading Gaol is narrated by John Gonzalez.