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The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert

The Pirates of Penzance: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pirates of Penzance runs 1.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 1.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.6listening hrs
Historical (Romance)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Pirates of Penzance at common listening paces
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2 hours / day1 day
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What our data says

  • At 1.6 hours, it is shorter than 98% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Pirates of Penzance is an audiobook by W. S. Gilbert: a 1.6-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released January 1, 2016, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.6 hrs
Narrated by
LibriVox Volunteers
Released
January 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Romance)

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Pirates of Penzance as an audiobook?

The Pirates of Penzance runs 1.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.1 hours.

Is The Pirates of Penzance free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Pirates of Penzance?

The Pirates of Penzance is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.