The Romance of Modern Chemistry: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Romance of Modern Chemistry runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by J.M. Smallheer (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.7 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by J.M. Smallheer
J.M. Smallheer narrates 28 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 166 hours in all.
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Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Miles Turner and Ella White runs 0.3 hours shorter (8.4 hours).
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 Romance of Modern Chemistry is an audiobook by James C. Philip: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by J.M. Smallheer, released January 1, 2016, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- J.M. Smallheer
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Romance of Modern Chemistry as an audiobook?
The Romance of Modern Chemistry runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Romance of Modern Chemistry free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Romance of Modern Chemistry?
The Romance of Modern Chemistry is narrated by J.M. Smallheer.