Moby Dick: Audiobook
The Moby Dick audiobook runs an estimated 13.4 hours (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 13.4 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 92% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 61% longer than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners: a solid week of commutes at 13.4 hours (estimated).
About the book
A masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fantastical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced far more than the narrative of a hair-raising journey; Moby-Dick is a tale for the ages that sounds the deepest depths of the human soul. Interspersed with graphic sketches of life aboard a whaling vessel, and a wealth of information on whales and 19th-century whaling, Melville's greatest work presents an imaginative and thrilling picture of life at sea, as well as a portrait of heroic determination. The author's keen powers of observation and firsthand knowledge of shipboard life (he served aboard a whaler himself) were key ingredients in crafting a maritime story that dramatically examines the conflict between man and nature.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Moby Dick audiobook?
Moby Dick runs about 13.4 hours, our estimate from its 452 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is the Moby Dick audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is Moby Dick worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Moby Dick first published?
Moby Dick by Herman Melville was first published in 1851.
