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The Symposium by Plato

The Symposium: Audiobook

by Plato · narrated by Geoffrey R. Edwards · unabridged · 2016

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Symposium runs 2.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Geoffrey R. Edwards (about 1.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.3listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2016released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Symposium at common listening paces
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1 hour / day3 days
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What our data says

  • At 2.3 hours, it is shorter than 84% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Geoffrey R. Edwards

Geoffrey R. Edwards narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 70 hours in all.

All Geoffrey R. Edwards audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the World shelf

147 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2026 recording read by Paul Landergan runs 1.4 hours longer (3.7 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Emma Gibson runs about the same length (2.3 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by Various runs 0.3 hours longer (2.5 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by Oliver Adams runs 0.8 hours longer (3 hours).

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 Symposium is an audiobook by Plato: a 2.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Geoffrey R. Edwards, released January 1, 2016, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.3 hrs
Narrated by
Geoffrey R. Edwards
Released
January 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Symposium as an audiobook?

The Symposium runs 2.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.5 hours.

Is The Symposium free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Symposium?

The Symposium is narrated by Geoffrey R. Edwards.