Intellectuals: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Intellectuals audiobook runs 18.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Frederick Davidson (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 18.5 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Frederick Davidson
Frederick Davidson narrates 122 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,812 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
425 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Intellectuals is an audiobook by Paul Johnson: a 18.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Frederick Davidson, released April 14, 2009, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Frederick Davidson
- Released
- April 14, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781483068664
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Intellectuals audiobook?
Intellectuals runs 18.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.
Is the Intellectuals audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Intellectuals?
Intellectuals is narrated by Frederick Davidson.
Is Intellectuals worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.2 hours.