The Alchemist: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Alchemist runs 3.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Various Readers (about 2.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 3.1 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 2,498 Theatre & Radio audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Various Readers
Various Readers narrates 475 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,903 hours in all.
About as long, on the Theatre & Radio shelf
100 Theatre & Radio audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2016 recording read by LibriVox Volunteers runs about the same length (3.1 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by XYZ Voices runs about the same length (3.1 hours).
- The 2021 recording read by Geoffrey Giuliano And The Geo Pyramid Players runs about the same length (3.2 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
The Alchemist is an audiobook by Ben Jonson: a 3.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Various Readers, released January 1, 2011, on the Theatre & Radio shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Various Readers
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Theatre & Radio
How to listen to The Alchemist free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Alchemist as an audiobook?
The Alchemist runs 3.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.1 hours.
Is The Alchemist free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Alchemist?
The Alchemist is narrated by Various Readers.