The first folio of Shakespeare: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The first folio of Shakespeare runs an estimated 26.3 hours (about 17.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 26.3 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 53 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 26.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 100% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 217% longer than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners who want magic systems: a long-haul epic at 26.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
aka The First Folio Contains 36 plays: All’s Well That Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It Comedy of Errors Coriolanus Cymbeline [Hamlet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15203981W/Hamlet) Julius Caesar King Henry IV. Part 1 King Henry IV. Part 2 King Henry V King Henry VI. Part 1 King Henry VI. Part 2 King Henry VI. Part 3 King Henry VIII King John King Lear King Richard II King Richard III Love’s Labour’s Lost Macbeth Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice Merry Wives of Windsor Midsummer Night’s Dream [Much Ado About Nothing](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362691W) Othello [Romeo and Juliet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362705W/Romeo_and_Juliet) Taming of the Shrew [Tempest](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362699W) Timon of Athens **Titus Andronicus** Troilus and Cressida Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona Winter’s Tale Order varies by edition.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The first folio of Shakespeare as an audiobook?
The first folio of Shakespeare runs about 26.3 hours, our estimate from its 889 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.5 hours.
Is The first folio of Shakespeare free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The first folio of Shakespeare worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.5 hours, saving 8.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The first folio of Shakespeare first published?
The first folio of Shakespeare by William Shakespeare was first published in 1623.
