The Machine Stops (Version 3): Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Machine Stops (Version 3) runs 1.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elizabeth Klett (about 0.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 1.3 hours, it is shorter than 91% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Elizabeth Klett
Elizabeth Klett narrates 222 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,778 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
229 Science Fiction 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 Machine Stops (Version 3) is an audiobook by E.M. Forster: a 1.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Elizabeth Klett, released January 1, 2017, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elizabeth Klett
- Released
- January 1, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Machine Stops (Version 3) as an audiobook?
The Machine Stops (Version 3) runs 1.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.9 hours.
Is The Machine Stops (Version 3) free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Machine Stops (Version 3)?
The Machine Stops (Version 3) is narrated by Elizabeth Klett.