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Cover of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven — Audiobook

1.2est. listening hrs
4.5★60 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free with trial

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 1.2 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Raven at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day3 days
1 hour / day2 days
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×1 day

What our data says

  • At 1.2 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 99% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 90% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (12.3 hrs across 761 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners — a weekend-size listen at 1.2 hours (estimated).

About the book

"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow descent into madness. The poem makes use of folk, mythological, religious, and classical references. "The Raven" was first attributed to Poe in print in the New York Evening Mirror on January 29, 1845.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Raven as an audiobook?

The Raven runs about 1.2 hours — our estimate from its 42 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.8 hours.

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When was The Raven first published?

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in 1845.