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The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P.G. Wodehouse

The Man Upstairs and Other Stories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Upstairs and Other Stories runs 12.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Hester (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.4listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Man Upstairs and Other Stories at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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

What our data says

  • At 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Short Stories shelf

160 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2009 recording read by Frederick Davidson runs 2.2 hours shorter (10.2 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 Man Upstairs and Other Stories is an audiobook by P.G. Wodehouse: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Hester, released May 29, 2024, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.4 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Hester
Released
May 29, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories
ISBN
9798882498442

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Man Upstairs and Other Stories as an audiobook?

The Man Upstairs and Other Stories runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is The Man Upstairs and Other Stories free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Man Upstairs and Other Stories?

The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is narrated by Simon Hester.

Is The Man Upstairs and Other Stories worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.1 hours.