The Praise of Folly: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Praise of Folly runs 3.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Anna Simon (about 2.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 3.7 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 4,209 Comedy, Satire & Parody audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Anna Simon
Anna Simon narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 102 hours in all.
About as long, on the Comedy, Satire & Parody shelf
203 Comedy, Satire & Parody audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Screwtape Letters
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- Skipping Christmas
- The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do
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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 Praise of Folly is an audiobook by Desiderius Erasmus: a 3.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Anna Simon, released February 10, 2015, on the Comedy, Satire & Parody shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Anna Simon
- Released
- February 10, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Comedy, Satire & Parody
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Praise of Folly as an audiobook?
The Praise of Folly runs 3.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.5 hours.
Is The Praise of Folly free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Praise of Folly?
The Praise of Folly is narrated by Anna Simon.