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Augustus by John Williams

Augustus: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Augustus audiobook runs 14.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Robin Field (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Augustus at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,322 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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

Augustus is an audiobook by John Williams: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Robin Field, released January 26, 2011, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.3 hrs
Narrated by
Robin Field
Released
January 26, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781483067032

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Augustus audiobook?

Augustus runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Is the Augustus audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Augustus?

Augustus is narrated by Robin Field.

Is Augustus worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.8 hours.