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Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau by Kevin Dann

Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau audiobook runs 16.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 10.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.3listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.3 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau is an audiobook by Kevin Dann: a 16.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released January 3, 2017, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.3 hrs
Narrated by
Norman Dietz
Released
January 3, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781501938573

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau audiobook?

Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau runs 16.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.9 hours.

Is the Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau?

Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau is narrated by Norman Dietz.

Is Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.9 hours, saving 5.4 hours.