A Hobbit Journey: Discovering the Enchantment of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Hobbit Journey: Discovering the Enchantment of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth runs 12.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alan Sklar (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 8,524 Counseling & Inspirational audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alan Sklar
Alan Sklar narrates 147 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,402 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Counseling & Inspirational shelf
196 Counseling & Inspirational 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
A Hobbit Journey: Discovering the Enchantment of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth is an audiobook by Matthew Dickerson: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Alan Sklar, released September 1, 2012, on the Counseling & Inspirational shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alan Sklar
- Released
- September 1, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Counseling & Inspirational
- ISBN
- 9781621881001
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Hobbit Journey: Discovering the Enchantment of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth as an audiobook?
A Hobbit Journey: Discovering the Enchantment of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is A Hobbit Journey: Discovering the Enchantment of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Hobbit Journey: Discovering the Enchantment of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth?
A Hobbit Journey: Discovering the Enchantment of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth is narrated by Alan Sklar.
Is A Hobbit Journey: Discovering the Enchantment of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.