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The Signalman by Charles Dickens

The Signalman: Audiobook

by Charles Dickens · narrated by Howard Dratch · unabridged · 2011

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Signalman runs 0.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Howard Dratch (about 0.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

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Short Storiesstore shelf
2011released
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What our data says

  • At 0.5 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Short Stories shelf

185 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2021 recording read by Chris Coxon runs about the same length (0.5 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by Alistair Lock runs about the same length (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 Signalman is an audiobook by Charles Dickens: a 0.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Howard Dratch, released January 1, 2011, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
0.5 hrs
Narrated by
Howard Dratch
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Signalman as an audiobook?

The Signalman runs 0.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.3 hours.

Is The Signalman free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Signalman?

The Signalman is narrated by Howard Dratch.