The Ring and the Book: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ring and the Book runs 26.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tony Oliva (about 17.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 53 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 26.2 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tony Oliva
Tony Oliva narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 96 hours in all.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
20 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2013 recording read by Anton Lesser runs 24.3 hours shorter (1.9 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 Ring and the Book is an audiobook by Robert Browning: a 26.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Tony Oliva, released January 1, 2016, on the Short Stories shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tony Oliva
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ring and the Book as an audiobook?
The Ring and the Book runs 26.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.4 hours.
Is The Ring and the Book free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ring and the Book?
The Ring and the Book is narrated by Tony Oliva.
Is The Ring and the Book worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.4 hours, saving 8.7 hours.