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The Bet by Anton Chekhov

The Bet: Audiobook

by Anton Chekhov · narrated by Cathy Dobson · unabridged · 2015

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bet runs 0.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cathy Dobson (about 0.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

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Short Storiesstore shelf
2015released
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What our data says

  • At 0.3 hours, it is shorter than 90% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Cathy Dobson

Cathy Dobson narrates 792 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,030 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Short Stories shelf

162 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2020 recording read by Michael Troy runs about the same length (0.4 hours).
  • The 2018 recording read by Max Bollinger runs about the same length (0.3 hours).
  • The 2011 recording read by B.J. Harrison runs about the same length (0.3 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 Bet is an audiobook by Anton Chekhov: a 0.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Cathy Dobson, released May 20, 2015, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
0.3 hrs
Narrated by
Cathy Dobson
Released
May 20, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Bet as an audiobook?

The Bet runs 0.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.2 hours.

Is The Bet free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Bet?

The Bet is narrated by Cathy Dobson.