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The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Sign of the Four: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sign of the Four runs 4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Stibbard (about 2.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Sign of the Four at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day8 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4 hours, it is shorter than 92% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Richard Stibbard

Richard Stibbard narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 11 hours in all.

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 Sign of the Four is an audiobook by Arthur Conan Doyle: a 4-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Stibbard, released May 5, 2026, on the Police & Detective and Classics (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4 hrs
Narrated by
Richard Stibbard
Released
May 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9798240144349

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Sign of the Four as an audiobook?

The Sign of the Four runs 4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.7 hours.

Is The Sign of the Four free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Sign of the Four?

The Sign of the Four is narrated by Richard Stibbard.