Crime and Punishment — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 15.4 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 15.4 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 91% of the mystery audiobooks we measured.
- That's 69% longer than the average mystery audiobook (9.1 hrs across 161 titles in our dataset).
Computed from mystery audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for mystery listeners who want psychological twists and proper detective work — a long-haul epic at 15.4 hours (estimated).
About the book
Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Don Warrington, known for his roles in Death in Paradise and The Five as well as his multiple Shakespearean performances. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Oliver Ready. 'A truly great translation . . . This English version really is better' - A. N. Wilson, The Spectator TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 This acclaimed new translation of Dostoyevsky's 'psychological record of a crime' gives his dark masterpiece of murder and pursuit a renewed vitality, expressing its jagged, staccato urgency and fevered atmosphere as never before. Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders alone through the slums of St. Petersburg, deliriously imagining himself above society's laws. But when he commits a random murder, only suffering ensues.
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Crime and Punishment audiobook?
Crime and Punishment runs about 15.4 hours — our estimate from its 520 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.3 hours.
Can I listen to Crime and Punishment free?
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Is Crime and Punishment worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.3 hours — saving 5.1 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Crime and Punishment first published?
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky was first published in 1866.