Prudence: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Prudence audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Phil Paonessa (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Phil Paonessa
Phil Paonessa narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 145 hours in all.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
440 Essays & Anthologies 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
Prudence is an audiobook by Ralph Waldo Emerson: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Phil Paonessa, released August 8, 2017, on the Essays & Anthologies and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Phil Paonessa
- Released
- August 8, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies, Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781666600421
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Prudence audiobook?
Prudence runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is the Prudence audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Prudence?
Prudence is narrated by Phil Paonessa.
Is Prudence worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.