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The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Anatomy of Melancholy runs 56.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Wickham (about 37.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

56.8listening hrs
Medicine & Naturopathystore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 56.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Anatomy of Melancholy at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day114 days
1 hour / day57 days
2 hours / day29 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×38 days

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What our data says

  • At 56.8 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 10,901 Medicine & Naturopathy audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Anatomy of Melancholy is an audiobook by Robert Burton: a 56.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Wickham, released March 11, 2020, on the Medicine & Naturopathy and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
56.8 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Wickham
Released
March 11, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Medicine & Naturopathy, Lessons in Philosophy, Literature
ISBN
9781004134076

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Anatomy of Melancholy as an audiobook?

The Anatomy of Melancholy runs 56.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 37.9 hours.

Is The Anatomy of Melancholy free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Anatomy of Melancholy?

The Anatomy of Melancholy is narrated by Peter Wickham.

Is The Anatomy of Melancholy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 37.9 hours, saving 18.9 hours.