Moby Dick, or the Whale: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Moby Dick, or the Whale audiobook runs 24.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Stewart Wills (about 16.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 24.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 50 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 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 24.7 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stewart Wills
Stewart Wills narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 67 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
114 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 Peter Dann runs 1.7 hours shorter (23 hours).
- The 2018 recording read by Lu Bryan runs 0.2 hours shorter (24.4 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
Moby Dick, or the Whale is an audiobook by Herman Melville: a 24.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Stewart Wills, released August 10, 2016, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 24.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stewart Wills
- Released
- August 10, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Moby Dick, or the Whale audiobook?
Moby Dick, or the Whale runs 24.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.5 hours.
Is the Moby Dick, or the Whale audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Moby Dick, or the Whale?
Moby Dick, or the Whale is narrated by Stewart Wills.
Is Moby Dick, or the Whale worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.5 hours, saving 8.2 hours.