The Princess Bride — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 11.8 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 79% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 31% longer 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 who want a central love story — a solid week of commutes at 11.8 hours (estimated).
About the book
This adventure story has everything you could want: a handsome good guy, a pretty heroine, some bad guys, sword fighting, revenge, romance, and of course a happy ending, along with "rodents of unusual size." Join Westley (the plucky farm boy), Buttercup (the beautiful young maiden), Inigo Montoya (the driven, embittered swordsman), Prince Humperdinck (the scheming villain), and many other strange and unusual characters in this swashbuckling tale of good-natured silliness. Read by Rob Reiner, who directed the motion picture based on this fairy tale adventure.
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Princess Bride as an audiobook?
The Princess Bride runs about 11.8 hours — our estimate from its 399 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Can I listen to The Princess Bride free?
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Who narrates The Princess Bride?
The Princess Bride is narrated by Rob Reiner.
Is The Princess Bride worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours — saving 3.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Princess Bride first published?
The Princess Bride by William Goldman was first published in 1973.