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The Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4) by Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4): Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4) runs 2.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Phil Chenevert (about 1.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.6listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4) at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day6 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 2.6 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) 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 Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4) is an audiobook by Oscar Wilde: a 2.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Phil Chenevert, released December 14, 2016, on the Classics (Literature) and Theatre & Radio shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.6 hrs
Narrated by
Phil Chenevert
Released
December 14, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Theatre & Radio

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4) as an audiobook?

The Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4) runs 2.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.8 hours.

Is The Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4) free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4)?

The Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4) is narrated by Phil Chenevert.