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The Catacombs by William Demby

The Catacombs: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Catacombs runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dominic Hoffman (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.1listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Catacombs at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.1 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Dominic Hoffman

Dominic Hoffman narrates 129 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,504 hours in all.

All Dominic Hoffman audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,336 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 Catacombs is an audiobook by William Demby: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Dominic Hoffman, released February 10, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.1 hrs
Narrated by
Dominic Hoffman
Released
February 10, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9798217406289

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Catacombs as an audiobook?

The Catacombs runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is The Catacombs free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Catacombs?

The Catacombs is narrated by Dominic Hoffman.