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The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry

The Ransom of Red Chief: Audiobook

by O. Henry · narrated by Cathy Dobson · unabridged · 2015

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ransom of Red Chief runs 0.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cathy Dobson (about 0.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

0.4listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2015released
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What our data says

  • At 0.4 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Cathy Dobson

Cathy Dobson narrates 792 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,030 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Short Stories shelf

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

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by Christopher Garcia runs about the same length (0.4 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Christopher Ragland runs about the same length (0.5 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Jim Girard runs about the same length (0.4 hours).
  • The 2019 recording read by Michael Pearl runs about the same length (0.5 hours).
  • The 2018 recording read by Bryan Nyman runs about the same length (0.4 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 Ransom of Red Chief is an audiobook by O. Henry: a 0.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Cathy Dobson, released July 6, 2015, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
0.4 hrs
Narrated by
Cathy Dobson
Released
July 6, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Ransom of Red Chief as an audiobook?

The Ransom of Red Chief runs 0.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.3 hours.

Is The Ransom of Red Chief free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Ransom of Red Chief?

The Ransom of Red Chief is narrated by Cathy Dobson.