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Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self-Reliance: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Self-Reliance audiobook runs 1.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (about 0.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.2listening hrs
Sleepstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Self-Reliance at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day3 days
1 hour / day2 days
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×1 day

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 1.2 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 339 Sleep audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

Edoardo Ballerini narrates 448 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,500 hours in all.

All Edoardo Ballerini audiobooks, measured

Other recordings

  • The 2026 recording read by Paul Viandox runs 1.1 hours shorter (0.1 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Filibooks Narration (daniel) runs about the same length (1.1 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Darren Grimes runs about the same length (1.2 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by Mark Bowen runs about the same length (1.2 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by Kevin Thies runs about the same length (1.2 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

Self-Reliance is an audiobook by Ralph Waldo Emerson: a 1.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Edoardo Ballerini, released January 14, 2021, on the Sleep shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.2 hrs
Narrated by
Edoardo Ballerini
Released
January 14, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sleep

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Self-Reliance audiobook?

Self-Reliance runs 1.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.8 hours.

Is the Self-Reliance audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Self-Reliance?

Self-Reliance is narrated by Edoardo Ballerini.