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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe runs 11.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mark Smith (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4listening hrs
Action & Adventure (Fiction)store shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf

1,152 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2026 recording read by Russell Jones runs 1.4 hours shorter (10 hours).
  • The 2026 recording read by AI Voice Raymond Porter runs 1.7 hours shorter (9.6 hours).
  • The 2026 recording read by Jerry Dugan runs 0.7 hours longer (12 hours).

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 Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is an audiobook by Daniel Defoe: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Smith, released October 13, 2008, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.4 hrs
Narrated by
Mark Smith
Released
October 13, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Fiction)
ISBN
9780983008675

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe as an audiobook?

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe?

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is narrated by Mark Smith.

Is The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.