The Man Who Would Be King: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Who Would Be King runs 1.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Philippa (about 1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.5 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 1.5 hours, it is shorter than 95% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
388 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2016 recording read by B.J. Harrison runs about the same length (1.5 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Evan Schmitt runs about the same length (1.4 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Aubrey Parsons runs about the same length (1.6 hours).
- The 2023 recording read by The Arc and Geoffrey Giuliano runs 0.3 hours longer (1.8 hours).
- The 2010 recording read by David Philo runs 0.1 hours shorter (1.4 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 is an audiobook by Rudyard Kipling: a 1.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Philippa, released January 1, 2016, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Philippa
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Man Who Would Be King as an audiobook?
The Man Who Would Be King runs 1.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1 hours.
Is The Man Who Would Be King free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Man Who Would Be King?
The Man Who Would Be King is narrated by Philippa.