Beowulf: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Beowulf audiobook runs 4.2 hours unabridged, narrated by George Guidall (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4.2 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George Guidall
George Guidall narrates 722 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 7,374 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
310 Classics (Literature) 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
Beowulf is an audiobook by Seamus Heaney: a 4.2-hour unabridged recording, read by George Guidall, released January 11, 2013, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Guidall
- Released
- January 11, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781470348342
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Beowulf audiobook?
Beowulf runs 4.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.
Is the Beowulf audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Beowulf?
Beowulf is narrated by George Guidall.