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The Possessed by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Possessed: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Possessed runs 29.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Patrick Cullen (about 19.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

29.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 29.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Possessed at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day59 days
1 hour / day30 days
2 hours / day15 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×20 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 29.4 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

76 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2022 recording read by The Ark and Geoffrey Giuliano runs 3.8 hours shorter (25.6 hours).

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 Possessed is an audiobook by Fyodor Dostoevsky: a 29.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Patrick Cullen, released August 24, 2009, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
29.4 hrs
Narrated by
Patrick Cullen
Released
August 24, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781483090023

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Possessed as an audiobook?

The Possessed runs 29.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.6 hours.

Is The Possessed free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Possessed?

The Possessed is narrated by Patrick Cullen.

Is The Possessed worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.6 hours, saving 9.8 hours.