Darwin: Portrait of a Genius: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Darwin: Portrait of a Genius audiobook runs 4.5 hours unabridged, narrated by John Curless (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.5 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 |
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What our data says
- At 4.5 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Curless
John Curless narrates 74 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,017 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
185 World 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
Darwin: Portrait of a Genius is an audiobook by Paul Johnson: a 4.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Curless, released October 11, 2012, on the World and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Curless
- Released
- October 11, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781470323905
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Darwin: Portrait of a Genius audiobook?
Darwin: Portrait of a Genius runs 4.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.
Is the Darwin: Portrait of a Genius audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Darwin: Portrait of a Genius?
Darwin: Portrait of a Genius is narrated by John Curless.