The Mysterious Island: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Mysterious Island runs an estimated 14.6 hours (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 14.6 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 14.6 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 94% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 76% longer than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners: a solid week of commutes at 14.6 hours (estimated).
About the book
The Mysterious Island is an adventure novel by Jules Verne. During the American Civil War, five captives of war agree to escape by hijacking a balloon. After flying in a massive storm for quite a few days, the group crash-lands on a cliff-bound, volcanic, unknown island. The five can survive on the island, making fire, pottery, bricks, nitroglycerin, iron, a simple electric telegraph, a home, even a seagoing ship, and they figure out their geographical whereabouts. There is also a brooding mystery on the island in the form of seemingly strange incidents happening…
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Mysterious Island as an audiobook?
The Mysterious Island runs about 14.6 hours, our estimate from its 493 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.
Is The Mysterious Island free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Mysterious Island worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Mysterious Island first published?
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne was first published in 1870.
