The Iliad: Penguin Classics: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Iliad: Penguin Classics runs 17.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Steve John Shepherd (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Steve John Shepherd
Steve John Shepherd narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 175 hours in all.
About as long, on the Poetry shelf
12 Poetry 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 Iliad: Penguin Classics is an audiobook by Homer: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Steve John Shepherd, released April 23, 2020, on the Poetry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Steve John Shepherd
- Released
- April 23, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Poetry
- ISBN
- 9780241440926
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Iliad: Penguin Classics as an audiobook?
The Iliad: Penguin Classics runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.
Is The Iliad: Penguin Classics free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Iliad: Penguin Classics?
The Iliad: Penguin Classics is narrated by Steve John Shepherd.
Is The Iliad: Penguin Classics worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 5.9 hours.