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The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia by Samuel Johnson

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia runs 4.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Steven Crossley (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.6listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 4.6 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Steven Crossley

Steven Crossley narrates 290 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,468 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

340 Classics (Literature) 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 History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia is an audiobook by Samuel Johnson: a 4.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Steven Crossley, released October 14, 2016, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.6 hrs
Narrated by
Steven Crossley
Released
October 14, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781501929434

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia as an audiobook?

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia runs 4.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.

Is The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia?

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia is narrated by Steven Crossley.