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Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex by Owen Chase

Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex audiobook runs 2.6 hours unabridged, narrated by George Keller (about 1.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.6listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 2.6 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day2 days
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What our data says

  • At 2.6 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex is an audiobook by Owen Chase: a 2.6-hour unabridged recording, read by George Keller, released December 5, 2018, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.6 hrs
Narrated by
George Keller
Released
December 5, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
ISBN
9781644081280

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex audiobook?

Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex runs 2.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.7 hours.

Is the Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex audiobook free?

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Who narrates Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex?

Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex is narrated by George Keller.