The Service: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Service runs 0.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Phil Schempf (about 0.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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 0.6 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Phil Schempf
Phil Schempf narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 34 hours in all.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
53 Essays & Anthologies 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 Service is an audiobook by Henry David Thoreau: a 0.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Phil Schempf, released July 10, 2020, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Phil Schempf
- Released
- July 10, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
How to listen to The Service free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Service as an audiobook?
The Service runs 0.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.4 hours.
Is The Service free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Service?
The Service is narrated by Phil Schempf.