The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific runs 24.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Charlie Anson (about 16.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 24.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 49 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 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 24.1 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Charlie Anson
Charlie Anson narrates 36 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 415 hours in all.
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
315 Non-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 Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific is an audiobook by Paul Theroux: a 24.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Charlie Anson, released August 19, 2025, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 24.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Charlie Anson
- Released
- August 19, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780063359413
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific as an audiobook?
The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific runs 24.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.1 hours.
Is The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific?
The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific is narrated by Charlie Anson.
Is The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.1 hours, saving 8 hours.