The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle runs 21.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Poe (about 14.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 21.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 44 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 21.7 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 5,930 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richard Poe
Richard Poe narrates 69 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 819 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
107 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is an audiobook by David Wroblewski: a 21.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Poe, released August 13, 2013, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 21.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Poe
- Released
- August 13, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780062316998
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as an audiobook?
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle runs 21.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.4 hours.
Is The Story of Edgar Sawtelle free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Story of Edgar Sawtelle?
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is narrated by Richard Poe.
Is The Story of Edgar Sawtelle worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.4 hours, saving 7.2 hours.