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The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

The Red Fairy Book: Audiobook

by Andrew Lang · narrated by Matthew Schmitz · unabridged · 2025

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Red Fairy Book runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Matthew Schmitz (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2025released
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Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Red Fairy Book at common listening paces
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30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days
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What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Matthew Schmitz

Matthew Schmitz narrates 129 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 533 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

461 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by James Harrington runs 0.5 hours shorter (10.7 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Simon Hester runs 2.4 hours longer (13.6 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by James Smillie runs 5.5 hours longer (16.7 hours).
  • The 2019 recording read by Kate Orsini and Susan Hanfield runs 1.7 hours longer (12.9 hours).
  • The 2016 recording read by LibriVox Volunteers runs 1.2 hours longer (12.4 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 Red Fairy Book is an audiobook by Andrew Lang: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Matthew Schmitz, released August 5, 2025, on the Classics (Literature) and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.2 hrs
Narrated by
Matthew Schmitz
Released
August 5, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature)
ISBN
9798318174940

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Red Fairy Book as an audiobook?

The Red Fairy Book runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is The Red Fairy Book free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Red Fairy Book?

The Red Fairy Book is narrated by Matthew Schmitz.

Is The Red Fairy Book worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.