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The Horla by Guy De Maupassant

The Horla: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Horla runs 1.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christopher Mireider (about 0.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Horla at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day3 days
1 hour / day2 days
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×1 day

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 1.2 hours, it is shorter than 95% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by Hugo Arvel runs about the same length (1.1 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by Louise J. Belle runs 0.6 hours longer (1.8 hours).
  • The 2022 recording read by Paul Spera runs about the same length (1.2 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by Ghizela Rowe and Ian Holm runs 0.4 hours shorter (0.8 hours).
  • The 2016 recording read by B.J. Harrison runs about the same length (1.3 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 Horla is an audiobook by Guy De Maupassant: a 1.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Mireider, released October 20, 2024, on the Horror and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.2 hrs
Narrated by
Christopher Mireider
Released
October 20, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Horror, Literary Fiction, Short Stories
ISBN
9798882476891

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Horla as an audiobook?

The Horla runs 1.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.8 hours.

Is The Horla free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Horla?

The Horla is narrated by Christopher Mireider.