Sophocles: A Very Short Introduction: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sophocles: A Very Short Introduction audiobook runs 4.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Mary Jane Wells (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 4.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.4 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mary Jane Wells
Mary Jane Wells narrates 144 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,259 hours in all.
About as long, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf
73 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Sophocles: A Very Short Introduction is an audiobook by Edith Hall: a 4.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Mary Jane Wells, released March 18, 2025, on the Ancient Civilizations and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mary Jane Wells
- Released
- March 18, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations, Biography & Memoir, Literature
- ISBN
- 9798855561487
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Sophocles: A Very Short Introduction audiobook?
Sophocles: A Very Short Introduction runs 4.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.
Is the Sophocles: A Very Short Introduction audiobook free?
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Who narrates Sophocles: A Very Short Introduction?
Sophocles: A Very Short Introduction is narrated by Mary Jane Wells.