The Poetry of Shakespeare: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Poetry of Shakespeare runs 0.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Sir Gielgud (about 0.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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What our data says
- At 0.7 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 2,498 Theatre & Radio audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Sir Gielgud
John Sir Gielgud narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 56 hours in all.
About as long, on the Theatre & Radio shelf
122 Theatre & Radio audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Poetry of Shakespeare is an audiobook by William Shakespeare: a 0.7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Sir Gielgud, released January 1, 2011, on the Theatre & Radio shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Sir Gielgud
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Theatre & Radio
- ISBN
- 9781907818783
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Poetry of Shakespeare as an audiobook?
The Poetry of Shakespeare runs 0.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.5 hours.
Is The Poetry of Shakespeare free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Poetry of Shakespeare?
The Poetry of Shakespeare is narrated by John Sir Gielgud.