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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe runs an estimated 5.5 hours (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.5est. listening hrs
4.1★121 ratings
Fantasygenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 5.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

What our data says

  • At 5.5 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 86% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 50% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want witches and magic systems: a weekend-size listen at 5.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read. Four adventurous siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change . . . and a great sacrifice. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has been drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over sixty years. This is a stand-alone read, but if you would like to explore more of the Narnian realm, follow up with The Horse and His Boy, the third book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as an audiobook?

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe runs about 5.5 hours, our estimate from its 186 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.

Is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe free as an audiobook?

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

When was The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe first published?

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis was first published in 1950.