Childhood: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Childhood audiobook runs 3.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Yakovlev Valery (about 2.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 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 3.5 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
276 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Finian Silverwood runs 0.2 hours longer (3.7 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Miles Turner and Gabriel Evans runs 0.2 hours longer (3.7 hours).
- The 2018 recording read by Billy O'donovan runs 0.2 hours longer (3.7 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
Childhood is an audiobook by Leo Tolstoy: a 3.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Yakovlev Valery, released January 20, 2015, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Yakovlev Valery
- Released
- January 20, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Childhood audiobook?
Childhood runs 3.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.3 hours.
Is the Childhood audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Childhood?
Childhood is narrated by Yakovlev Valery.