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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas de Quincey

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Confessions of an English Opium-Eater audiobook runs 5.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Martin Geeson (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.4listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Confessions of an English Opium-Eater at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.4 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2019 recording read by Geoffrey Giuliano & The Icon Players runs 0.1 hours shorter (5.2 hours).
  • The 2015 recording read by Gunnar Cauthery runs 1.7 hours shorter (3.7 hours).
  • The 2017 recording read by Roy Macready runs 1.9 hours longer (7.3 hours).
  • The 2007 recording read by Tom Whitworth runs 1.8 hours shorter (3.6 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

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is an audiobook by Thomas de Quincey: a 5.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Martin Geeson, released January 1, 2017, on the Memoirs shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.4 hrs
Narrated by
Martin Geeson
Released
January 1, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Confessions of an English Opium-Eater audiobook?

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater runs 5.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.

Is the Confessions of an English Opium-Eater audiobook free?

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Who narrates Confessions of an English Opium-Eater?

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is narrated by Martin Geeson.