The Shadow: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow runs 12.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alex Lehman (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alex Lehman
Alex Lehman narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 291 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,609 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2017 recording read by Emma Fenney runs 11.8 hours shorter (0.6 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 Shadow is an audiobook by Hans Christian Andersen: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Lehman, released November 20, 2020, on the Classics (Literature) and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alex Lehman
- Released
- November 20, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Fantasy
- ISBN
- 9788726630169
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadow as an audiobook?
The Shadow runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is The Shadow free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadow?
The Shadow is narrated by Alex Lehman.
Is The Shadow worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.1 hours.