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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language runs 7.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Don Hagen (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.1listening hrs
Non-Fictionstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language at common listening paces
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30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.1 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language is an audiobook by Mark Forsyth: a 7.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Don Hagen, released April 1, 2014, on the Non-Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.1 hrs
Narrated by
Don Hagen
Released
April 1, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-Fiction
ISBN
9781469028811

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language as an audiobook?

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language runs 7.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.

Is The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language?

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language is narrated by Don Hagen.