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Dickens As I Knew Him by George Dolby

Dickens As I Knew Him: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dickens As I Knew Him audiobook runs 12.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Ben Allen (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.1listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Dickens As I Knew Him at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Ben Allen

Ben Allen narrates 77 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,224 hours in all.

All Ben Allen audiobooks, measured

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

Dickens As I Knew Him is an audiobook by George Dolby: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Allen, released October 28, 2025, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.1 hrs
Narrated by
Ben Allen
Released
October 28, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781805366157

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dickens As I Knew Him audiobook?

Dickens As I Knew Him runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the Dickens As I Knew Him audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Dickens As I Knew Him?

Dickens As I Knew Him is narrated by Ben Allen.

Is Dickens As I Knew Him worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.