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Purgatory by Dante

Purgatory: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Purgatory audiobook runs 4.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Heathcote Williams (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.6listening hrs
Poetrystore shelf
2005released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 4.6 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Heathcote Williams

Heathcote Williams narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 27 hours in all.

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

Purgatory is an audiobook by Dante: a 4.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Heathcote Williams, released January 1, 2005, on the Poetry shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.6 hrs
Narrated by
Heathcote Williams
Released
January 1, 2005
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Poetry
ISBN
9789629546533

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Purgatory audiobook?

Purgatory runs 4.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.

Is the Purgatory audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Purgatory?

Purgatory is narrated by Heathcote Williams.