Such, Such Were the Joys and Other Essays: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Such, Such Were the Joys and Other Essays audiobook runs 12.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Frederick Davidson (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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| 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 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Frederick Davidson
Frederick Davidson narrates 122 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,812 hours in all.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
439 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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About this listen
Such, Such Were the Joys and Other Essays is an audiobook by George Orwell: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Frederick Davidson, released March 1, 1995, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Frederick Davidson
- Released
- March 1, 1995
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781483054094
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How long is the Such, Such Were the Joys and Other Essays audiobook?
Such, Such Were the Joys and Other Essays runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
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Who narrates Such, Such Were the Joys and Other Essays?
Such, Such Were the Joys and Other Essays is narrated by Frederick Davidson.
Is Such, Such Were the Joys and Other Essays worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.1 hours.