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Goethe: A Very Short Introduction by Ritchie Robetson

Goethe: A Very Short Introduction: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Goethe: A Very Short Introduction audiobook runs 4.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Nigel Patterson (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.4listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 4.4 hours, it is shorter than 76% 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

Goethe: A Very Short Introduction is an audiobook by Ritchie Robetson: a 4.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Nigel Patterson, released June 28, 2019, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.4 hrs
Narrated by
Nigel Patterson
Released
June 28, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781684573394

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Goethe: A Very Short Introduction audiobook?

Goethe: A Very Short Introduction runs 4.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.

Is the Goethe: A Very Short Introduction audiobook free?

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Who narrates Goethe: A Very Short Introduction?

Goethe: A Very Short Introduction is narrated by Nigel Patterson.