September 1, 1939: W.H. Auden and the Afterlife of a Poem: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the September 1, 1939: W.H. Auden and the Afterlife of a Poem audiobook runs 9.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Ian Sansom (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.7 hours of listening.
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| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literature shelf
5,177 Literature 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
September 1, 1939: W.H. Auden and the Afterlife of a Poem is an audiobook by Ian Sansom: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Ian Sansom, released August 22, 2019, on the Literature and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ian Sansom
- Released
- August 22, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literature, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9780008141059
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the September 1, 1939: W.H. Auden and the Afterlife of a Poem audiobook?
September 1, 1939: W.H. Auden and the Afterlife of a Poem runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
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Who narrates September 1, 1939: W.H. Auden and the Afterlife of a Poem?
September 1, 1939: W.H. Auden and the Afterlife of a Poem is narrated by Ian Sansom.