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The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale by James Atlas

The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale runs 13.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Newbern (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.6listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 10,266 Memoirs 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 Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale is an audiobook by James Atlas: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern, released August 29, 2017, on the Memoirs shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.6 hrs
Narrated by
George Newbern
Released
August 29, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs
ISBN
9781524783631

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale as an audiobook?

The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Is The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale?

The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale is narrated by George Newbern.

Is The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.5 hours.