Essays: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Essays audiobook runs 6.3 hours unabridged, narrated by David Timson (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.3 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Timson
David Timson narrates 91 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,047 hours in all.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
425 Essays & Anthologies 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
Essays is an audiobook by Francis Bacon: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by David Timson, released December 15, 2021, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Timson
- Released
- December 15, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781781984024
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Essays audiobook?
Essays runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.
Is the Essays audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Essays?
Essays is narrated by David Timson.