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Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer

Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey audiobook runs 28.9 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lescault (about 19.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

28.9listening hrs
Poetrystore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 28.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day58 days
1 hour / day29 days
2 hours / day15 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×20 days

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What our data says

  • At 28.9 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Poetry shelf

3 Poetry 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

Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey is an audiobook by Homer: a 28.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lescault, released August 2, 2022, on the Poetry shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
28.9 hrs
Narrated by
John Lescault
Released
August 2, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Poetry
ISBN
9781662258374

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey audiobook?

Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey runs 28.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.3 hours.

Is the Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey?

Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey is narrated by John Lescault.

Is Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.3 hours, saving 9.6 hours.