A Preface to Paradise Lost: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Preface to Paradise Lost runs 5.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.6 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 8,524 Counseling & Inspirational audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 513 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,580 hours in all.
About as long, on the Counseling & Inspirational shelf
1,616 Counseling & Inspirational audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Mark Bowen runs 0.3 hours longer (5.8 hours).
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 Preface to Paradise Lost is an audiobook by C.S. Lewis: a 5.6-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released April 5, 2022, on the Counseling & Inspirational and Literature shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- April 5, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Counseling & Inspirational, Literature
- ISBN
- 9780063222151
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Preface to Paradise Lost as an audiobook?
A Preface to Paradise Lost runs 5.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.
Is A Preface to Paradise Lost free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Preface to Paradise Lost?
A Preface to Paradise Lost is narrated by John Lee.