The Conduct of Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Conduct of Life runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Coates (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.3 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Coates
Peter Coates narrates 452 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,685 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
393 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2024 recording read by James Harrington runs 0.6 hours shorter (6.7 hours).
- The 2023 recording read by The Glenn and Geoffrey Giuliano runs 0.3 hours shorter (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 Conduct of Life is an audiobook by Ralph Waldo Emerson: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Coates, released March 28, 2025, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Coates
- Released
- March 28, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 4069828291065
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Conduct of Life as an audiobook?
The Conduct of Life runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
Is The Conduct of Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Conduct of Life?
The Conduct of Life is narrated by Peter Coates.