The People of the Abyss: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The People of the Abyss runs 6.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Yearsley (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 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 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 5,303 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Yearsley
Peter Yearsley narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 59 hours in all.
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Version 3)
- The Song of Hiawatha
- The Doom that came to Sarnath
- The King in Yellow (part 1)
- The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
657 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2019 recording read by David Moran runs 0.1 hours shorter (6.4 hours).
- The 2018 recording read by Sean Murphy runs 0.1 hours shorter (6.4 hours).
- The 2017 recording read by John Stanbridge runs 0.8 hours shorter (5.7 hours).
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The People of the Abyss is an audiobook by Jack London: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Yearsley, released January 1, 2016, on the Social Science shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Yearsley
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The People of the Abyss as an audiobook?
The People of the Abyss runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.
Is The People of the Abyss free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The People of the Abyss?
The People of the Abyss is narrated by Peter Yearsley.