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Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

Babbitt: Audiobook

by Sinclair Lewis · narrated by Adam Sims · unabridged · 2025

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Babbitt audiobook runs 13.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Adam Sims (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.7listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2025released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Babbitt at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days
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What our data says

  • At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Adam Sims

Adam Sims narrates 84 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 750 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

324 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 John W. Michaels runs 0.4 hours shorter (13.3 hours).
  • The 2010 recording read by David Colacci runs 0.8 hours longer (14.5 hours).
  • The 2007 recording read by Various Performers runs 1.2 hours shorter (12.5 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Robert G. Slade runs 0.4 hours longer (14.1 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Eloise Fairfax runs 1.6 hours shorter (12.1 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

Babbitt is an audiobook by Sinclair Lewis: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Adam Sims, released February 28, 2025, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.7 hrs
Narrated by
Adam Sims
Released
February 28, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781781985502

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Babbitt audiobook?

Babbitt runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Is the Babbitt audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Babbitt?

Babbitt is narrated by Adam Sims.

Is Babbitt worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.