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The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster

The Machine Stops: Audiobook

by E.M. Forster · narrated by LibriVox Volunteers · unabridged · 2016

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

1.2listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2016released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.2 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 1.2 hours, it is shorter than 92% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

293 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2023 recording read by Various runs 0.3 hours longer (1.5 hours).
  • The 2026 recording read by Graham Dunlop runs 0.1 hours longer (1.3 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Mike Polischuk runs 0.4 hours longer (1.6 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Emma Gregory runs 0.3 hours longer (1.5 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by Mark Bowen runs 0.3 hours longer (1.5 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 Machine Stops is an audiobook by E.M. Forster: a 1.2-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released January 1, 2016, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.2 hrs
Narrated by
LibriVox Volunteers
Released
January 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Machine Stops as an audiobook?

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

Is The Machine Stops free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Machine Stops?

The Machine Stops is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.