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The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.

The Elements of Style: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Elements of Style runs 1.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicholas James Bridgewater (about 1.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.9listening hrs
Non-Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Elements of Style at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day4 days
1 hour / day2 days
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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

What our data says

  • At 1.9 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2017 recording read by Matt Montanez runs 0.7 hours shorter (1.2 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by Victor Craig runs 0.1 hours shorter (1.8 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 Elements of Style is an audiobook by William Strunk Jr.: a 1.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicholas James Bridgewater, released January 1, 2017, on the Non-Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.9 hrs
Narrated by
Nicholas James Bridgewater
Released
January 1, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Elements of Style as an audiobook?

The Elements of Style runs 1.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.2 hours.

Is The Elements of Style free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Elements of Style?

The Elements of Style is narrated by Nicholas James Bridgewater.