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The Whirlpool by George Gissing

The Whirlpool: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Whirlpool runs 20 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Gladwell (about 13.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2000released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 20 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

195 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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 Whirlpool is an audiobook by George Gissing: a 20-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Gladwell, released January 1, 2000, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
20 hrs
Narrated by
Robert Gladwell
Released
January 1, 2000
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
4066004445168

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Whirlpool as an audiobook?

The Whirlpool runs 20 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.3 hours.

Is The Whirlpool free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Whirlpool?

The Whirlpool is narrated by Robert Gladwell.

Is The Whirlpool worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.3 hours, saving 6.7 hours.