The Captain and the Glory: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Captain and the Glory runs 2.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Hodgman (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 2.4 hours, it is shorter than 93% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Hodgman
John Hodgman narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 112 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
119 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Captain and the Glory is an audiobook by Dave Eggers: a 2.4-hour unabridged recording, read by John Hodgman, released January 16, 2020, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Hodgman
- Released
- January 16, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781528891851
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Captain and the Glory as an audiobook?
The Captain and the Glory runs 2.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.
Is The Captain and the Glory free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Captain and the Glory?
The Captain and the Glory is narrated by John Hodgman.