The Tell-Tale Heart — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 0.9 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 0.9 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 99% of the mystery audiobooks we measured.
- That's 90% shorter than the average mystery audiobook (9.1 hrs across 161 titles in our dataset).
Computed from mystery audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for mystery listeners who want proper detective work — a weekend-size listen at 0.9 hours (estimated).
About the book
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in James Russell Lowell's The Pioneer in January 1843. "The Tell-Tale Heart" is often considered a classic of the Gothic fiction genre and is one of Poe's best known short stories. It is related by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of the narrator's sanity while simultaneously describing a murder the narrator committed.
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How long is The Tell-Tale Heart as an audiobook?
The Tell-Tale Heart runs about 0.9 hours — our estimate from its 30 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.6 hours.
Can I listen to The Tell-Tale Heart free?
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When was The Tell-Tale Heart first published?
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in 1958.
