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The Confessions by Saint Augustine

The Confessions: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Confessions runs 13.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Ferrone (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.9listening hrs
Counseling & Inspirationalstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Confessions at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13.9 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 8,524 Counseling & Inspirational audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Richard Ferrone

Richard Ferrone narrates 273 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,217 hours in all.

All Richard Ferrone audiobooks, measured

Other recordings

  • The 2020 recording read by Lance Smith runs 0.9 hours shorter (13 hours).
  • The 2018 recording read by Teresa Griffiths runs 2.2 hours shorter (11.7 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 Confessions is an audiobook by Saint Augustine: a 13.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Ferrone, released July 28, 2008, on the Counseling & Inspirational shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.9 hrs
Narrated by
Richard Ferrone
Released
July 28, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Counseling & Inspirational
ISBN
9781436160148

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Confessions as an audiobook?

The Confessions runs 13.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.

Is The Confessions free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Confessions?

The Confessions is narrated by Richard Ferrone.

Is The Confessions worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.6 hours.