The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution: Audiobook
Part of The Great Discoveries Series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 57% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner narrates 576 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,276 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf
267 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
- A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
- Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
- Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
- The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity--and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
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 Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution is an audiobook by David Quammen: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released April 1, 2007, on the Biology & Chemistry and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Grover Gardner
- Released
- April 1, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry, Biography & Memoir
- Series
- The Great Discoveries Series
- ISBN
- 9781602832077
How to listen to The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution as an audiobook?
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution?
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution is narrated by Grover Gardner.