The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection runs 24.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 16.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 24.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 49 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 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 24.4 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf
10 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection is an audiobook by Charles Darwin: a 24.4-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released January 1, 2016, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 24.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- LibriVox Volunteers
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection as an audiobook?
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection runs 24.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.3 hours.
Is The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection?
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.
Is The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.3 hours, saving 8.1 hours.