The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Anthony Heald (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Anthony Heald
Anthony Heald narrates 70 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 471 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
462 Classics (Literature) 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: The Story of Odysseus is an audiobook by Homer: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Anthony Heald, released May 12, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) and Poetry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Anthony Heald
- Released
- May 12, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Poetry
- ISBN
- 9798228821767
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus as an audiobook?
The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus?
The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus is narrated by Anthony Heald.
Is The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.