The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King runs 2.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Arthur Lane (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.3 hours, it is shorter than 93% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
118 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Sara Nichols runs 0.4 hours longer (2.7 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Derek Collins runs about the same length (2.3 hours).
- The 2024 recording read by Niina Niskanen runs 0.1 hours shorter (2.2 hours).
- The 2022 recording read by Olga Makina runs 2.2 hours shorter (0.2 hours).
- The 2021 recording read by Full Cast runs 0.3 hours longer (2.7 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 Nutcracker and the Mouse King is an audiobook by E.T.A. Hoffmann: a 2.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Arthur Lane, released August 3, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Arthur Lane
- Released
- August 3, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9788368887525
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Nutcracker and the Mouse King as an audiobook?
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King runs 2.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.
Is The Nutcracker and the Mouse King free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Nutcracker and the Mouse King?
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is narrated by Arthur Lane.