The Red Badge of Courage: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Red Badge of Courage runs an estimated 5.1 hours (about 3.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 5.1 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 5.1 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 98% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
- That's 59% shorter than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).
Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for thriller listeners who want coming-of-age arcs and a comic streak: a weekend-size listen at 5.1 hours (estimated).
About the book
This story is about a young soldier, Henry Fleming, fighting in the American Civil War. It is a vivid and stark portrayal of war on the human psyche, interspersed with symbolic imagery and biblical metaphors. The story realistically portrays the young soldier's physical and psychological struggles after fleeing from his first encounter with a battle. He returns to his regiment to become a strong soldier and even taking on the task of the flag bearer in the final battle. Though Stephen Crane had never been in any combat situations, his interviews with a wide number of veterans enabled him to create this novel, widely regarded as a unusually realistic depiction of a young man in battle.
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How long is The Red Badge of Courage as an audiobook?
The Red Badge of Courage runs about 5.1 hours, our estimate from its 174 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.4 hours.
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When was The Red Badge of Courage first published?
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane was first published in 1855.
