The Wealth of Nations, Book 5: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Wealth of Nations, Book 5 runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stephen Escalera (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stephen Escalera
Stephen Escalera narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 28 hours in all.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
508 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Victoria Styles runs 1 hours shorter (9.9 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 Wealth of Nations, Book 5 is an audiobook by Adam Smith: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Escalera, released January 1, 2016, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephen Escalera
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Wealth of Nations, Book 5 as an audiobook?
The Wealth of Nations, Book 5 runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Wealth of Nations, Book 5 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Wealth of Nations, Book 5?
The Wealth of Nations, Book 5 is narrated by Stephen Escalera.
Is The Wealth of Nations, Book 5 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.