The Heart of the Matter: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Heart of the Matter runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joseph Porter (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 2,835 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
217 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Heart of the Matter is an audiobook by Graham Greene: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Joseph Porter, released December 1, 1998, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joseph Porter
- Released
- December 1, 1998
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781481576703
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Heart of the Matter as an audiobook?
The Heart of the Matter runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Heart of the Matter free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Heart of the Matter?
The Heart of the Matter is narrated by Joseph Porter.
Is The Heart of the Matter worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.