The Telegraph Boy: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Tattered Tom Second series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Telegraph Boy runs 4.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christopher Crennen (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4.2 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tattered Tom Second Series
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 13.5 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 17.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julius: The Street Boy Out West | 4.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Young Outlaw: Adrift in the Streets | 4.3 hrs |
| 3 | Sam's Chance: And How He Improved It | 4.4 hrs |
| 4 | The Telegraph Boy | 4.2 hrs |
More narrated by Christopher Crennen
Christopher Crennen narrates 42 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 147 hours in all.
About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf
966 Non-fiction (Kids) 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 Telegraph Boy is book 4 of Horatio Alger, Jr.'s Tattered Tom Second series: a 4.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Crennen, released April 10, 2024, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Christopher Crennen
- Released
- April 10, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-fiction (Kids)
- Series
- Tattered Tom Second Series #4
- ISBN
- 9798882240386
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Telegraph Boy as an audiobook?
The Telegraph Boy runs 4.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.
Is The Telegraph Boy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Telegraph Boy?
The Telegraph Boy is narrated by Christopher Crennen.