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The Crucible: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Crucible runs an estimated 4.5 hours as an audiobook (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.5est. listening hrs
3.4★85 ratings
Historical Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 4.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Crucible at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 2,187 audiobooks we measure.

What our data says

  • At 4.5 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 89% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 62% shorter than the average historical fiction audiobook (12 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for historical fiction listeners who want witches and a historical setting: a weekend-size listen at 4.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. In a searing portrait of a community engulfed by panic—with ruthless prosecutors, and neighbors eager to testify against neighbor—The Crucible famously mirrors the anti-Communist hysteria that held the United States in its grip in the 1950’s. A Tony Award Winner for Best Play. A BBC and KCRW co-production. Recorded at Culver Studios, Culver City in March 1988. Directed by Martin Jenkins. Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance starring: Irene Aranga as Mercy Lewis René Auberjonois as Deputy Governor Danforth Ed Begley Jr.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Crucible as an audiobook?

The Crucible runs about 4.5 hours, our estimate from its 151 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.

Is The Crucible free as an audiobook?

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

When was The Crucible first published?

The Crucible by Arthur Miller was first published in 1953.