The Shadow-Line: A Confession: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow-Line: A Confession runs 4.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Sutherland (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 4.9 hours of listening.
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| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.9 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by William Sutherland
William Sutherland narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 94 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
364 Classics (Literature) 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 Shadow-Line: A Confession is an audiobook by Joseph Conrad: a 4.9-hour unabridged recording, read by William Sutherland, released January 1, 2006, on the Coming of Age and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- William Sutherland
- Released
- January 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Coming of Age, Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781481549356
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadow-Line: A Confession as an audiobook?
The Shadow-Line: A Confession runs 4.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.
Is The Shadow-Line: A Confession free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadow-Line: A Confession?
The Shadow-Line: A Confession is narrated by William Sutherland.