The Pocket Book of Orwell: A Concise Introduction to Orwell’s Writings and Ideas: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pocket Book of Orwell: A Concise Introduction to Orwell’s Writings and Ideas runs 3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Vickery (about 2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 3 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Vickery
David Vickery narrates 30 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 166 hours in all.
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
211 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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About this listen
The Pocket Book of Orwell: A Concise Introduction to Orwell’s Writings and Ideas is an audiobook by Chris McNab: a 3-hour unabridged recording, read by David Vickery, released December 15, 2025, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Vickery
- Released
- December 15, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy, Biography & Memoir, Literature
- ISBN
- 9781398856486
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How long is The Pocket Book of Orwell: A Concise Introduction to Orwell’s Writings and Ideas as an audiobook?
The Pocket Book of Orwell: A Concise Introduction to Orwell’s Writings and Ideas runs 3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2 hours.
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Who narrates The Pocket Book of Orwell: A Concise Introduction to Orwell’s Writings and Ideas?
The Pocket Book of Orwell: A Concise Introduction to Orwell’s Writings and Ideas is narrated by David Vickery.