The Bell-Tower: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bell-Tower runs 0.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James K. White (about 0.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 2 days |
| 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 0.7 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James K. White
James K. White narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 127 hours in all.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
221 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Gene Faraday runs about the same length (0.7 hours).
- The 2018 recording read by Mark Owens runs about the same length (0.7 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 Bell-Tower is an audiobook by Herman Melville: a 0.7-hour unabridged recording, read by James K. White, released January 1, 2011, on the Short Stories shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- James K. White
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories
How to listen to The Bell-Tower free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bell-Tower as an audiobook?
The Bell-Tower runs 0.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.5 hours.
Is The Bell-Tower free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bell-Tower?
The Bell-Tower is narrated by James K. White.