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The Collector: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Collector runs an estimated 8.5 hours (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5est. listening hrs
4.0★5 ratings
Horrorgenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Collector at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 62% of the horror audiobooks we measured.

Computed from horror audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for horror listeners: a solid week of commutes at 8.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

Fowles’ stunning debut is a study of a lonely young sociopath who kidnaps the woman he has fixated on, keeping her in his cellar in the belief that she will eventually come to love him. The story is narrated in turns by the young man and his captive, giving two opposing points of view.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Collector as an audiobook?

The Collector runs about 8.5 hours, our estimate from its 288 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is The Collector free as an audiobook?

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

When was The Collector first published?

The Collector by John Fowles was first published in 1963.