Orwell: The Authorized Biography: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Orwell: The Authorized Biography audiobook runs 19 hours unabridged, narrated by Frederick Davidson (about 12.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
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What our data says
- At 19 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Frederick Davidson
Frederick Davidson narrates 122 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,812 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
209 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Orwell: The Authorized Biography is an audiobook by Michael Shelden: a 19-hour unabridged recording, read by Frederick Davidson, released April 25, 2012, on the History & Culture shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19 hrs
- Narrated by
- Frederick Davidson
- Released
- April 25, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9781483073088
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Orwell: The Authorized Biography audiobook?
Orwell: The Authorized Biography runs 19 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.7 hours.
Is the Orwell: The Authorized Biography audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Orwell: The Authorized Biography?
Orwell: The Authorized Biography is narrated by Frederick Davidson.
Is Orwell: The Authorized Biography worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.7 hours, saving 6.3 hours.