The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories runs 9.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sean Barrett (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sean Barrett
Sean Barrett narrates 171 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,729 hours in all.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
300 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2008 recording read by George Taylor runs 6 hours shorter (3.6 hours).
- The 2006 recording read by Fred Williams runs 2.1 hours longer (11.6 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 Who Would Be King and Other Stories is an audiobook by Rudyard Kipling: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Barrett, released August 1, 2015, on the Short Stories shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sean Barrett
- Released
- August 1, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories
- ISBN
- 9781843799122
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories as an audiobook?
The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.
Is The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories?
The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories is narrated by Sean Barrett.