The Dead: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dead runs 1.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Scott (about 1.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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 1.6 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Scott
Michael Scott narrates 106 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 205 hours in all.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
142 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2014 recording read by Tadhg Hynes runs about the same length (1.6 hours).
- The 2017 recording read by Iremonger runs about the same length (1.5 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Joshua Macrae runs 0.1 hours longer (1.7 hours).
- The 2024 recording read by Tyler Anderson runs about the same length (1.5 hours).
- The 2024 recording read by Jim Girard runs 0.2 hours shorter (1.4 hours).
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 Dead is an audiobook by James Joyce: a 1.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Scott, released January 24, 2009, on the Short Stories shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Scott
- Released
- January 24, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories
How to listen to The Dead free
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Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dead as an audiobook?
The Dead runs 1.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.1 hours.
Is The Dead free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dead?
The Dead is narrated by Michael Scott.