The Castaway: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Castaway runs 0.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by B.J. Harrison (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 98% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by B.J. Harrison
B.J. Harrison narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 296 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
88 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Castaway is an audiobook by W.W. Jacobs: a 0.5-hour unabridged recording, read by B.J. Harrison, released March 16, 2017, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- B.J. Harrison
- Released
- March 16, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction, Short Stories
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Castaway as an audiobook?
The Castaway runs 0.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.4 hours.
Is The Castaway free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Castaway?
The Castaway is narrated by B.J. Harrison.