The Wonderful O: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Wonderful O runs 1.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Melissa Manchester (about 1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 1.5 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 4,124 Humor audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Melissa Manchester
Melissa Manchester narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 20 hours in all.
- A Bit of Brontës, a Dollop of Dickinson, an Offering of Austen: A Dab of Dickens, Vol. 2; Selections from A Dab of Dickens & a Touch of Twain, Literary Lives from Shakespeare’s Old England to Frost’s New England
- Valentines: A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry for Lovers
- A Whiff of Wilde, a Pinch of Poe, and a Frisson of Frost: A Dab of Dickens, Vol. 3; Selections from A Dab of Dickens & a Touch of Twain,Literary Lives from Shakespeare’s Old England to Frost’s New England
- The Poetry of Carl Sandburg
- Barbs from the Bard: Shakespearean Insults with Modern Translations and Notes
About as long, on the Humor shelf
175 Humor 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 Wonderful O is an audiobook by James Thurber: a 1.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Melissa Manchester, released February 1, 2002, on the Action & Adventure (Kids) and Humor shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Melissa Manchester
- Released
- February 1, 2002
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Kids), Humor
- ISBN
- 9781614673927
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Wonderful O as an audiobook?
The Wonderful O runs 1.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1 hours.
Is The Wonderful O free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Wonderful O?
The Wonderful O is narrated by Melissa Manchester.