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Cover of The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

The Black Cat: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Cat runs an estimated 0.9 hours as an audiobook (about 0.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

0.9est. listening hrs
4.1★20 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 0.9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Black Cat at common listening paces
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30 min / day2 days
1 hour / day1 day
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×1 day

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 12,201 audiobooks we measure.

What our data says

  • At 0.9 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 100% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 93% shorter than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 704 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners: a weekend-size listen at 0.9 hours (estimated).

About the book

"The Black Cat" is the story of an alcoholic who is driven insane by his addiction. He tortures and kills his cat, Pluto. Then, a stray cat that looks almost exactly like the cat he murdered except for a gallows mark on its chest follows him home and drives him even more insane.

How to listen to The Black Cat free

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Black Cat as an audiobook?

The Black Cat runs about 0.9 hours, our estimate from its 32 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.6 hours.

Is The Black Cat free as an audiobook?

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

When was The Black Cat first published?

The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in 1914.