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Paradise Lost by John Milton

Paradise Lost: Audiobook

by John Milton · narrated by Jon Waters · unabridged · 2020

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Paradise Lost audiobook runs 9.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Jon Waters (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.2listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2020released
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Based on 9.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Paradise Lost at common listening paces
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30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days
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What our data says

  • At 9.2 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Jon Waters

Jon Waters narrates 26 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 219 hours in all.

All Jon Waters audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Fantasy shelf

1,875 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2016 recording read by Thomas A. Copeland runs 1.7 hours longer (11 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by James Harrington runs 0.2 hours longer (9.5 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by Thomas A. Copeland runs 1.7 hours longer (10.9 hours).
  • The 2008 recording read by Geoffrey Howard runs 0.2 hours shorter (9 hours).
  • The 2006 recording read by Nadia May runs 0.3 hours longer (9.5 hours).

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

Paradise Lost is an audiobook by John Milton: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Jon Waters, released August 18, 2020, on the Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.2 hrs
Narrated by
Jon Waters
Released
August 18, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy
ISBN
9781094253626

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Paradise Lost audiobook?

Paradise Lost runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is the Paradise Lost audiobook free?

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Who narrates Paradise Lost?

Paradise Lost is narrated by Jon Waters.