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The Dog of the South by Charles Portis

The Dog of the South: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dog of the South runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Aaron Baker (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Dog of the South at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by David Aaron Baker

David Aaron Baker narrates 43 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 448 hours in all.

All David Aaron Baker audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Fiction shelf

10,331 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 Dog of the South is an audiobook by Charles Portis: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by David Aaron Baker, released March 2, 2012, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8 hrs
Narrated by
David Aaron Baker
Released
March 2, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781464029660

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dog of the South as an audiobook?

The Dog of the South runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is The Dog of the South free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Dog of the South?

The Dog of the South is narrated by David Aaron Baker.