The Life of the Author: Shakespeare: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Life of the Author: Shakespeare runs 9.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Susan Ericksen (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Susan Ericksen
Susan Ericksen narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
902 History & Culture 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 Life of the Author: Shakespeare is an audiobook by Anna Beer: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Ericksen, released July 20, 2021, on the History & Culture and Literature shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Susan Ericksen
- Released
- July 20, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Literature
- ISBN
- 9781666106480
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Life of the Author: Shakespeare as an audiobook?
The Life of the Author: Shakespeare runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is The Life of the Author: Shakespeare free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Life of the Author: Shakespeare?
The Life of the Author: Shakespeare is narrated by Susan Ericksen.