The Altar of the Dead: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Altar of the Dead runs 1.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Eric Meyers and Laurel Lefkow (about 1.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 1.8 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Eric Meyers
Eric Meyers narrates 155 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,095 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
81 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2016 recording read by Dorlene Kaplan runs 0.3 hours shorter (1.5 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 Altar of the Dead is an audiobook by Henry James: a 1.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Eric Meyers and Laurel Lefkow, released January 1, 2022, on the Literary Fiction and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Eric Meyers, Laurel Lefkow
- Released
- January 1, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Classics (Literature), Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781803544298
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Altar of the Dead as an audiobook?
The Altar of the Dead runs 1.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.2 hours.
Is The Altar of the Dead free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Altar of the Dead?
The Altar of the Dead is narrated by Eric Meyers and Laurel Lefkow.