The Odyssey: Penguin Classics: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Odyssey: Penguin Classics runs 13.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Blagden (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George Blagden
George Blagden narrates 82 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 660 hours in all.
About as long, on the Poetry shelf
17 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 Odyssey: Penguin Classics is an audiobook by Homer: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by George Blagden, released September 26, 2019, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) and Poetry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Blagden
- Released
- September 26, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature), Poetry, In TV & Film
- ISBN
- 9780241425565
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Odyssey: Penguin Classics as an audiobook?
The Odyssey: Penguin Classics runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Odyssey: Penguin Classics free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Odyssey: Penguin Classics?
The Odyssey: Penguin Classics is narrated by George Blagden.
Is The Odyssey: Penguin Classics worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.