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Herman Melville by Elizabeth Hardwick

Herman Melville: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Herman Melville audiobook runs 4.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Karen White (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.5listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2000released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Herman Melville at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.5 hours, it is shorter than 80% of the 5,224 History & Culture 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

Herman Melville is an audiobook by Elizabeth Hardwick: a 4.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen White, released June 2, 2000, on the History & Culture and Literature shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.5 hrs
Narrated by
Karen White
Released
June 2, 2000
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Literature
ISBN
9781415910702

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Herman Melville audiobook?

Herman Melville runs 4.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.

Is the Herman Melville audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Herman Melville?

Herman Melville is narrated by Karen White.