The Perennial Philosophy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Perennial Philosophy runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies
Matthew Lloyd Davies narrates 254 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,433 hours in all.
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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 Perennial Philosophy is an audiobook by Aldous Huxley: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Matthew Lloyd Davies, released September 20, 2017, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Released
- September 20, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781541479562
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Perennial Philosophy as an audiobook?
The Perennial Philosophy runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is The Perennial Philosophy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Perennial Philosophy?
The Perennial Philosophy is narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies.
Is The Perennial Philosophy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.