Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Dumpty series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age audiobook runs 1.3 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lithgow (about 0.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 1.3 hours of listening.
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| 30 min / day | 3 days |
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| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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What our data says
- At 1.3 hours, it is shorter than 96% of the 4,722 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Dumpty
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 1.6 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 2.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse | 1.6 hrs |
| 2 | Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age | 1.3 hrs |
More narrated by John Lithgow
John Lithgow narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 19 hours in all.
- The Cat In the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites
- Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse
- Drama: An Actor's Education
- Gertrude McFuzz and The Big Brag
- Officer Buckle & Gloria
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
26 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Art Of War
- Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative
- Manifesto of the Communist Party
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age is book 2 of John Lithgow's Dumpty series: a 1.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lithgow, released September 29, 2020, on the Comedy, Satire & Parody and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lithgow
- Released
- September 29, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Comedy, Satire & Parody, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- Series
- Dumpty #2
- ISBN
- 9781797209494
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age audiobook?
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age runs 1.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.9 hours.
Is the Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age audiobook free?
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Who narrates Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age?
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age is narrated by John Lithgow.