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The Magician by William Somerset Maugham

The Magician: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Magician runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Harrington (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Magician at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Magician is an audiobook by William Somerset Maugham: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by James Harrington, released August 23, 2024, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.9 hrs
Narrated by
James Harrington
Released
August 23, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781802560329

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Magician as an audiobook?

The Magician runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.

Is The Magician free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Magician?

The Magician is narrated by James Harrington.