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A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe

A Journal of the Plague Year: Audiobook

by Daniel Defoe · narrated by Denny Sayers · unabridged · 2011

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Journal of the Plague Year runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Denny Sayers (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.1listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2011released
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What our data says

  • At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 5,422 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Denny Sayers

Denny Sayers narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 49 hours in all.

  • Robinson Crusoe Written Anew for ChildrenDaniel Defoe · 3.7 hrs
  • The Life, Adventures & Piracies of Captain SingletonDaniel Defoe · 13.5 hrs
  • Plan and Preface to a Dictionary of EnglishSamuel Johnson · 2.4 hrs
  • The History of Robinson CrusoeAnonymous · 0.3 hrs
  • The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & NagasakiManhattan Engineer District · 3.6 hrs

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

1,216 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by J. D. Kelly runs 1.6 hours shorter (10.5 hours).
  • The 2018 recording read by Andrew Cullum runs 2.3 hours shorter (9.8 hours).
  • The 2008 recording read by Nelson Runger runs 3.2 hours shorter (8.9 hours).

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

A Journal of the Plague Year is an audiobook by Daniel Defoe: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Denny Sayers, released January 1, 2011, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.1 hrs
Narrated by
Denny Sayers
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Journal of the Plague Year as an audiobook?

A Journal of the Plague Year runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is A Journal of the Plague Year free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Journal of the Plague Year?

A Journal of the Plague Year is narrated by Denny Sayers.

Is A Journal of the Plague Year worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.