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Cover of Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl

Fantastic Mr Fox: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Fantastic Mr Fox audiobook runs an estimated 2.8 hours (about 1.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.8est. listening hrs
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 2.8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Fantastic Mr Fox at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day6 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 2.8 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 95% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 75% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11.3 hrs across 1838 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners: a weekend-size listen at 2.8 hours (estimated).

About the book

The main character of Fantastic Mr. Fox is an extremely clever anthropomorphized fox named Mr. Fox. He lives with his wife and four little foxes. In order to feed his family, he steals food from the cruel, brutish farmers named Boggis, Bunce, and Bean every night. Finally tired of being constantly outwitted by Mr. Fox, the farmers attempt to capture and kill him. The foxes escape in time by burrowing deep into the ground. The farmers decide to wait outside the hole for the foxes to emerge. Unable to leave the hole and steal food, Mr. Fox and his family begin to starve. Mr. Fox devises a plan to steal food from the farmers by tunneling into the ground and borrowing into the farmer's houses. Aided by a friendly Badger, the animals bring the stolen food back and Mrs.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Fantastic Mr Fox audiobook?

Fantastic Mr Fox runs about 2.8 hours, our estimate from its 96 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.9 hours.

Is the Fantastic Mr Fox audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

When was Fantastic Mr Fox first published?

Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl was first published in 1970.