The Count of Monte Cristo: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Count of Monte Cristo runs 47 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 31.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 47 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 94 days |
| 1 hour / day | 47 days |
| 2 hours / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 32 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 47 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 5,422 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 199 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,557 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
13 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Drums of Autumn
- Written In My Own Heart's Blood
- Gone With the Wind
- Centennial
- Chesapeake
Other recordings
- The 2016 recording read by LibriVox Volunteers runs 3.1 hours longer (50.2 hours).
- The 2018 recording read by Adam Storan runs 6.8 hours longer (53.8 hours).
- The 2022 recording read by Christopher Saylor runs 3.9 hours shorter (43.1 hours).
- The 2011 recording read by Saddleback Educational Publishing runs 45.5 hours shorter (1.5 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Alonzo Stephens runs 2.1 hours longer (49.1 hours).
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Count of Monte Cristo is an audiobook by Alexandre Dumas: a 47-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released June 17, 2008, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 47 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- June 17, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Historical (Fiction), Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781483089621
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Count of Monte Cristo as an audiobook?
The Count of Monte Cristo runs 47 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 31.4 hours.
Is The Count of Monte Cristo free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Count of Monte Cristo?
The Count of Monte Cristo is narrated by John Lee.
Is The Count of Monte Cristo worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 31.4 hours, saving 15.7 hours.