Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 1: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 1 audiobook runs 42.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Bernard Mayes (about 28.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 42.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 85 days |
| 1 hour / day | 43 days |
| 2 hours / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 29 days |
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What our data says
- At 42.4 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bernard Mayes
Bernard Mayes narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 524 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
14 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
Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 1 is an audiobook by Plutarch: a 42.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Bernard Mayes, released April 13, 2011, on the History & Culture and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 42.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bernard Mayes
- Released
- April 13, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781483088365
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 1 audiobook?
Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 1 runs 42.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 28.3 hours.
Is the Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 1 audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 1?
Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 1 is narrated by Bernard Mayes.
Is Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 28.3 hours, saving 14.1 hours.