The Unbearable Bassington: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Unbearable Bassington runs 5.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Hester (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.9 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Hester
Simon Hester narrates 26 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 192 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
402 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 Unbearable Bassington is an audiobook by Saki (H.H. Munro): a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Hester, released December 22, 2025, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Hester
- Released
- December 22, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9798260837610
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Unbearable Bassington as an audiobook?
The Unbearable Bassington runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.
Is The Unbearable Bassington free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Unbearable Bassington?
The Unbearable Bassington is narrated by Simon Hester.