The Pit: A Story of Chicago: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Epic of the Wheat series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pit: A Story of Chicago runs 13.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lescault (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Epic of the Wheat Series
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 21.5 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 35.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Octopus: A Story of California | 21.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Pit: A Story of Chicago | 13.6 hrs |
More narrated by John Lescault
John Lescault narrates 148 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,722 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
320 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 Pit: A Story of Chicago is book 2 of Frank Norris's Epic of the Wheat series: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lescault, released April 28, 2020, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lescault
- Released
- April 28, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- Series
- The Epic of the Wheat Series #2
- ISBN
- 9781094111582
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Pit: A Story of Chicago as an audiobook?
The Pit: A Story of Chicago runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is The Pit: A Story of Chicago free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Pit: A Story of Chicago?
The Pit: A Story of Chicago is narrated by John Lescault.
Is The Pit: A Story of Chicago worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.