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The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy by Stewart O'Nan

The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dick Hill (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.

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Dick Hill narrates 355 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,167 hours in all.

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All Dick Hill audiobooks, measured

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 Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy is an audiobook by Stewart O'Nan: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Dick Hill, released May 16, 2017, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.3 hrs
Narrated by
Dick Hill
Released
May 16, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
ISBN
9781543612875

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy as an audiobook?

The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy?

The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy is narrated by Dick Hill.

Is The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.