The American: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The American runs 14.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicholas Clifford (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.1 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nicholas Clifford
Nicholas Clifford narrates 30 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 196 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
299 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2024 recording read by Eloise Fairfax runs 1.4 hours shorter (12.7 hours).
- The 2020 recording read by Adam Sims runs 0.2 hours longer (14.2 hours).
- The 2012 recording read by Robin Lawson runs 0.4 hours shorter (13.7 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 American is an audiobook by Henry James: a 14.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicholas Clifford, released January 1, 2012, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicholas Clifford
- Released
- January 1, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The American as an audiobook?
The American runs 14.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is The American free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The American?
The American is narrated by Nicholas Clifford.
Is The American worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.