The Sheikh and the Dustbin: Audiobook
Book 3 of the McAuslan Stories series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sheikh and the Dustbin runs 7.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Monteath (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.1 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The McAuslan Stories
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 12.5 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 19.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The General Danced at Dawn | 6.2 hrs |
| 2 | McAuslan in the Rough | 6.4 hrs |
| 3 | The Sheikh and the Dustbin | 7.1 hrs |
More narrated by David Monteath
David Monteath narrates 95 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,061 hours in all.
About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf
664 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Sheikh and the Dustbin is book 3 of George Macdonald Fraser's McAuslan Stories series: a 7.1-hour unabridged recording, read by David Monteath, released August 5, 2021, on the Westerns & War and Short Stories shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Monteath
- Released
- August 5, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Westerns & War, Short Stories
- Series
- The McAuslan Stories #3
- ISBN
- 9780008455101
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sheikh and the Dustbin as an audiobook?
The Sheikh and the Dustbin runs 7.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.
Is The Sheikh and the Dustbin free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sheikh and the Dustbin?
The Sheikh and the Dustbin is narrated by David Monteath.