The Oxen: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Oxen runs 7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Poetry shelf
47 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 Oxen is an audiobook by Thomas Hardy: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released January 1, 2016, on the Poetry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7 hrs
- Narrated by
- LibriVox Volunteers
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Poetry
How to listen to The Oxen free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Oxen as an audiobook?
The Oxen runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is The Oxen free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Oxen?
The Oxen is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.