The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 runs 17.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Librivox Volunteers (about 11.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.3 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
484 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 is an audiobook by Frederick Whymper: a 17.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Librivox Volunteers, released March 19, 2020, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Librivox Volunteers
- Released
- March 19, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
How to listen to The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 as an audiobook?
The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 runs 17.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.5 hours.
Is The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1?
The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 is narrated by Librivox Volunteers.
Is The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.5 hours, saving 5.8 hours.