The Staircase: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Staircase runs 0.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cathy Dobson (about 0.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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 0.7 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Cathy Dobson
Cathy Dobson narrates 792 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,030 hours in all.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
217 Short Stories 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 Staircase is an audiobook by Hugh Walpole: a 0.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Cathy Dobson, released August 1, 2015, on the Short Stories shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Cathy Dobson
- Released
- August 1, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories
How to listen to The Staircase free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Staircase as an audiobook?
The Staircase runs 0.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.5 hours.
Is The Staircase free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Staircase?
The Staircase is narrated by Cathy Dobson.