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Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis

Arrowsmith: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Arrowsmith audiobook runs 20.6 hours unabridged, narrated by John McDonough (about 13.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20.6listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Arrowsmith at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day42 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 20.6 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

176 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2022 recording read by Lee Smalley runs 1.9 hours shorter (18.7 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

Arrowsmith is an audiobook by Sinclair Lewis: a 20.6-hour unabridged recording, read by John McDonough, released January 27, 2012, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
20.6 hrs
Narrated by
John McDonough
Released
January 27, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781461811169

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Arrowsmith audiobook?

Arrowsmith runs 20.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.8 hours.

Is the Arrowsmith audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Arrowsmith?

Arrowsmith is narrated by John McDonough.

Is Arrowsmith worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.8 hours, saving 6.9 hours.