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The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service by Erskine Childers

The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is an audiobook by Erskine Childers: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released October 22, 2008, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Vance
Released
October 22, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781481577526

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service as an audiobook?

The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service?

The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is narrated by Simon Vance.

Is The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.4 hours.