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The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition) by Plato

The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition): Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition) runs 22.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner (about 15.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

22.7listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 22.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition) at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day46 days
1 hour / day23 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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

What our data says

  • At 22.7 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner

Malcolm Hillgartner narrates 285 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,361 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

140 Classics (Literature) 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 Republic (AmazonClassics Edition) is an audiobook by Plato: a 22.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Malcolm Hillgartner, released May 11, 2018, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
22.7 hrs
Narrated by
Malcolm Hillgartner
Released
May 11, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781543673531

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition) as an audiobook?

The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition) runs 22.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.1 hours.

Is The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition) free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition)?

The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition) is narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner.

Is The Republic (AmazonClassics Edition) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.1 hours, saving 7.6 hours.