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Meditations: Audiobook

The Meditations audiobook runs an estimated 6 hours (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6est. listening hrs
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Meditations at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

What our data says

  • At 6 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 76% of the self-help audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 26% shorter than the average self-help audiobook (8.1 hrs across 131 titles in our dataset).

Computed from self-help audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for self-help listeners: a weekend-size listen at 6 hours (estimated).

About the book

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Richard Armitage, star of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy and also known for his roles in Ocean's 8 and Spooks . This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Diskin Clay. Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by Diskin Clay. Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Meditations audiobook?

Meditations runs about 6 hours, our estimate from its 203 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.

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When was Meditations first published?

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius was first published in 1626.