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The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell

The Road to Wigan Pier: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Road to Wigan Pier runs 7.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Frederick Davidson (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.7listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Road to Wigan Pier at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.7 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Road to Wigan Pier is an audiobook by George Orwell: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Frederick Davidson, released September 11, 2008, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.7 hrs
Narrated by
Frederick Davidson
Released
September 11, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9781481557252

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Road to Wigan Pier as an audiobook?

The Road to Wigan Pier runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.

Is The Road to Wigan Pier free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Road to Wigan Pier?

The Road to Wigan Pier is narrated by Frederick Davidson.