The History of Rasselas: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The History of Rasselas runs 4.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Wickham (about 3.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 4.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.8 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Wickham
Peter Wickham narrates 62 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 752 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
367 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 is an audiobook by Samuel Johnson: a 4.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Wickham, released November 14, 2022, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Wickham
- Released
- November 14, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781781984437
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The History of Rasselas as an audiobook?
The History of Rasselas runs 4.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.2 hours.
Is The History of Rasselas free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The History of Rasselas?
The History of Rasselas is narrated by Peter Wickham.