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The Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths by Tom Fort

The Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Derrington (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.6listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.6 hours of listening.

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30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) 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 Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths is an audiobook by Tom Fort: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Derrington, released July 23, 2020, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) and Unique Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.6 hrs
Narrated by
Richard Derrington
Released
July 23, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction), Unique Non-Fiction
ISBN
9780008438906

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths as an audiobook?

The Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is The Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths?

The Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths is narrated by Richard Derrington.

Is The Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.