On the Origin of Species: Penguin Classics: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On the Origin of Species: Penguin Classics audiobook runs 19.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Ben Arogundade (about 12.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 39 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
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What our data says
- At 19.2 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ben Arogundade
Ben Arogundade narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 167 hours in all.
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
71 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
On the Origin of Species: Penguin Classics is an audiobook by Charles Darwin: a 19.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Arogundade, released September 26, 2019, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Biology & Chemistry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ben Arogundade
- Released
- September 26, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy, Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9780241425527
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the On the Origin of Species: Penguin Classics audiobook?
On the Origin of Species: Penguin Classics runs 19.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.8 hours.
Is the On the Origin of Species: Penguin Classics audiobook free?
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Who narrates On the Origin of Species: Penguin Classics?
On the Origin of Species: Penguin Classics is narrated by Ben Arogundade.
Is On the Origin of Species: Penguin Classics worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.8 hours, saving 6.4 hours.