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Old Goriot by Honoré De Balzac

Old Goriot: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Old Goriot audiobook runs 10.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Frederick Davidson (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Old Goriot at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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

Old Goriot is an audiobook by Honoré De Balzac: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Frederick Davidson, released March 8, 2011, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Frederick Davidson
Released
March 8, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781481578745

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Old Goriot audiobook?

Old Goriot runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is the Old Goriot audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Old Goriot?

Old Goriot is narrated by Frederick Davidson.

Is Old Goriot worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.