The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Fass (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 3,272 Europe audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robert Fass
Robert Fass narrates 294 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,196 hours in all.
About as long, on the Europe shelf
405 Europe audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 is an audiobook by James Shapiro: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Fass, released January 26, 2016, on the Europe and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Fass
- Released
- January 26, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Europe, Biography & Memoir, Literature
- ISBN
- 9781515971405
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 as an audiobook?
The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606?
The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 is narrated by Robert Fass.
Is The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.