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Cover of The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

The Phantom of the Opera — Audiobook

8.2est. listening hrs
3.8★42 ratings
Romancegenre
Free with trial

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Phantom of the Opera at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 58% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 9% shorter than the average romance audiobook (9 hrs across 819 titles in our dataset).

Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.

Who is this for?

Best for romance listeners — a solid week of commutes at 8.2 hours (estimated).

About the book

Deep within the dark passageways and chambers of the Paris Opera House lurks one of literature's greatest creations; the mysterious masked figure now known as the Phantom of the Opera. Gaston Leorux's novel is undoubtedly one of the best suspense stories of all time, and here it is superbly unfolded by Christopher Lee in all its gripping tension.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Phantom of the Opera as an audiobook?

The Phantom of the Opera runs about 8.2 hours — our estimate from its 276 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Can I listen to The Phantom of the Opera free?

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When was The Phantom of the Opera first published?

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux was first published in 1911.