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Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1 by Albert Bigelow Paine, Mark Twain

Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1 audiobook runs 20.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Josh Smith (about 13.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20.9listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day42 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 20.9 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

169 Classics (Literature) 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

Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1 is an audiobook by Albert Bigelow Paine and Mark Twain: a 20.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Josh Smith, released November 27, 2018, on the Classics (Literature) and Essays & Anthologies shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
20.9 hrs
Narrated by
Josh Smith
Released
November 27, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9782291051206

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1 audiobook?

Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1 runs 20.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.9 hours.

Is the Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1 audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1?

Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1 is narrated by Josh Smith.

Is Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.9 hours, saving 7 hours.