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The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket

The Ersatz Elevator: Audiobook

Book 6 of the A Series of Unfortunate Events series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ersatz Elevator runs 4.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tim Curry (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.5listening hrs
Mystery & Fantasystore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Ersatz Elevator 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

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What our data says

  • At 4.5 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf

553 Mystery & Fantasy 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 Ersatz Elevator is book 6 of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events series: a 4.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Curry, released February 26, 2026, on the Classics (Kids) and Mystery & Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.5 hrs
Narrated by
Tim Curry
Released
February 26, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Kids), Mystery & Fantasy
Series
A Series of Unfortunate Events #6
ISBN
9780008833640

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Ersatz Elevator as an audiobook?

The Ersatz Elevator runs 4.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.

Is The Ersatz Elevator free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Ersatz Elevator?

The Ersatz Elevator is narrated by Tim Curry.