Essays: Penguin Modern Classics: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Essays: Penguin Modern Classics audiobook runs 25 hours unabridged, narrated by Ben Arogundade (about 16.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 25 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 50 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 days |
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What our data says
- At 25 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
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Ben Arogundade narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 167 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
69 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: Penguin Modern Classics is an audiobook by George Orwell: a 25-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Arogundade, released January 7, 2021, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 25 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ben Arogundade
- Released
- January 7, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9780241523490
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Essays: Penguin Modern Classics audiobook?
Essays: Penguin Modern Classics runs 25 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.6 hours.
Is the Essays: Penguin Modern Classics audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Essays: Penguin Modern Classics?
Essays: Penguin Modern Classics is narrated by Ben Arogundade.
Is Essays: Penguin Modern Classics worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.6 hours, saving 8.3 hours.