The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science runs 14.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Woodson (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Woodson
Paul Woodson narrates 248 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,103 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
797 World 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 Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science is an audiobook by John Tresch: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Woodson, released June 15, 2021, on the World and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Woodson
- Released
- June 15, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781666128147
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science as an audiobook?
The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science?
The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science is narrated by Paul Woodson.
Is The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.