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Inferno by Dante

Inferno: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Inferno audiobook runs 4.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Heathcote Williams (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.2listening hrs
Poetrystore shelf
2005released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Inferno 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

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 4.2 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Heathcote Williams

Heathcote Williams narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 27 hours in all.

Other recordings

  • The 2017 recording read by Dominic Hoffman runs 0.5 hours longer (4.7 hours).

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

Inferno is an audiobook by Dante: a 4.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Heathcote Williams, released January 1, 2005, on the Poetry shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.2 hrs
Narrated by
Heathcote Williams
Released
January 1, 2005
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Poetry
ISBN
9789629546526

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Inferno audiobook?

Inferno runs 4.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.

Is the Inferno audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Inferno?

Inferno is narrated by Heathcote Williams.