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The Tragic Muse by Henry James

The Tragic Muse: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Tragic Muse runs 20.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gareth Armstrong (about 13.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20.1listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Tragic Muse at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day41 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 20.1 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

197 Classics (Literature) 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 Tragic Muse is an audiobook by Henry James: a 20.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Gareth Armstrong, released August 27, 2019, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
20.1 hrs
Narrated by
Gareth Armstrong
Released
August 27, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781781982617

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Tragic Muse as an audiobook?

The Tragic Muse runs 20.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.4 hours.

Is The Tragic Muse free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Tragic Muse?

The Tragic Muse is narrated by Gareth Armstrong.

Is The Tragic Muse worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.4 hours, saving 6.7 hours.