The Theory of the Leisure Class: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Theory of the Leisure Class runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Various Readers (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Various Readers
Various Readers narrates 475 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,903 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,329 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Robert G. Slade runs 0.3 hours longer (12.2 hours).
- The 2024 recording read by Ethan Williams runs 1.2 hours shorter (10.7 hours).
- The 2017 recording read by John Lescault runs about the same length (11.9 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 Theory of the Leisure Class is an audiobook by Thorstein Veblen: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Various Readers, released January 1, 2011, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Various Readers
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Theory of the Leisure Class as an audiobook?
The Theory of the Leisure Class runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Theory of the Leisure Class free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Theory of the Leisure Class?
The Theory of the Leisure Class is narrated by Various Readers.
Is The Theory of the Leisure Class worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.