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The City under the Back Steps by Evelyn Sibley Lampman

The City under the Back Steps: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The City under the Back Steps runs 6.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by A.J. Shuck (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.3listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Kids)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The City under the Back Steps at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.3 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 7,218 Animals & Nature (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Kids) shelf

259 Animals & Nature (Kids) 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 City under the Back Steps is an audiobook by Evelyn Sibley Lampman: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by A.J. Shuck, released February 19, 2026, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) and Animals & Nature (Kids) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.3 hrs
Narrated by
A.J. Shuck
Released
February 19, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids), Animals & Nature (Kids)
ISBN
9798891537965

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The City under the Back Steps as an audiobook?

The City under the Back Steps runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.

Is The City under the Back Steps free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The City under the Back Steps?

The City under the Back Steps is narrated by A.J. Shuck.