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The Piazza by Herman Melville

The Piazza: Audiobook

by Herman Melville · narrated by James K. White · unabridged · 2011

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Piazza runs 0.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James K. White (about 0.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

0.7listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2011released
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What our data says

  • At 0.7 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by James K. White

James K. White narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 127 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Short Stories shelf

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

Other recordings

  • The 2018 recording read by George Keller runs about the same length (0.7 hours).
  • The 2018 recording read by Mark Owen runs about the same length (0.6 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 Piazza is an audiobook by Herman Melville: a 0.7-hour unabridged recording, read by James K. White, released January 1, 2011, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
0.7 hrs
Narrated by
James K. White
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Piazza as an audiobook?

The Piazza runs 0.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.5 hours.

Is The Piazza free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Piazza?

The Piazza is narrated by James K. White.