Benjamin Franklin: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Benjamin Franklin audiobook runs 32.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Patrick Cullen (about 21.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 32.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 66 days |
| 1 hour / day | 33 days |
| 2 hours / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 22 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 32.8 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Patrick Cullen
Patrick Cullen narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 115 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
37 History & Culture 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
Benjamin Franklin is an audiobook by Carl Van Doren: a 32.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Patrick Cullen, released April 22, 2009, on the History & Culture and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 32.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Patrick Cullen
- Released
- April 22, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Law & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781483077123
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Benjamin Franklin audiobook?
Benjamin Franklin runs 32.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 21.8 hours.
Is the Benjamin Franklin audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Benjamin Franklin?
Benjamin Franklin is narrated by Patrick Cullen.
Is Benjamin Franklin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 21.8 hours, saving 10.9 hours.