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The Sonnets by William Shakespeare

The Sonnets: Audiobook

by William Shakespeare · narrated by Frank Muller · unabridged · 2012

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sonnets runs 1.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Frank Muller (about 1.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2012released
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Based on 1.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 1.6 hours, it is shorter than 95% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Frank Muller

Frank Muller narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 604 hours in all.

All Frank Muller audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

53 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2020 recording read by full cast and Richard Marquand runs 1.1 hours longer (2.7 hours).
  • The 2010 recording read by Sir John Gielgud runs 0.2 hours longer (1.8 hours).
  • The 1997 recording read by Alex Jennings runs 1.6 hours longer (3.2 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 Sonnets is an audiobook by William Shakespeare: a 1.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Frank Muller, released April 13, 2012, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.6 hrs
Narrated by
Frank Muller
Released
April 13, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781449803872

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Sonnets as an audiobook?

The Sonnets runs 1.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.1 hours.

Is The Sonnets free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Sonnets?

The Sonnets is narrated by Frank Muller.