Leviathan: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Leviathan audiobook runs 22 hours unabridged, narrated by Cynthia Franklin and James Taylor (about 14.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 44 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Cynthia Franklin
Cynthia Franklin narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 72 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
148 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2026 recording read by AI Voice Bob runs 8.7 hours longer (30.7 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Malk Williams runs 3 hours longer (25 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Richard Trinder runs 3.8 hours longer (25.8 hours).
- The 2021 recording read by Philip Stevens runs 3.2 hours longer (25.2 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
Leviathan is an audiobook by Thomas Hobbes: a 22-hour unabridged recording, read by Cynthia Franklin and James Taylor, released May 1, 2020, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22 hrs
- Narrated by
- Cynthia Franklin, James Taylor
- Released
- May 1, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 4064066565190
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Leviathan audiobook?
Leviathan runs 22 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.7 hours.
Is the Leviathan audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Leviathan?
Leviathan is narrated by Cynthia Franklin and James Taylor.
Is Leviathan worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.7 hours, saving 7.3 hours.