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The Virginian by Owen Wister

The Virginian: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Virginian runs 14.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Denise Michelle Harris (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.6listening hrs
Westerns & Warstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Virginian at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day30 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 14.6 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf

348 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2010 recording read by John Pruden runs 0.5 hours shorter (14 hours).
  • The 2010 recording read by Gene Engene runs 0.7 hours longer (15.3 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by The Ark and Geoffrey Giuliano runs about the same length (14.5 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 Virginian is an audiobook by Owen Wister: a 14.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Denise Michelle Harris, released January 1, 2011, on the Westerns & War shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.6 hrs
Narrated by
Denise Michelle Harris
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Westerns & War

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Virginian as an audiobook?

The Virginian runs 14.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.

Is The Virginian free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Virginian?

The Virginian is narrated by Denise Michelle Harris.

Is The Virginian worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.9 hours.