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The Works and Days by Hesiod

The Works and Days: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Works and Days runs 0.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Coates (about 0.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

0.9listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 0.9 hours, it is shorter than 88% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2020 recording read by Victor Craig runs 0.1 hours shorter (0.8 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 Works and Days is an audiobook by Hesiod: a 0.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Coates, released February 5, 2021, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
0.9 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Coates
Released
February 5, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9780880003117

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Works and Days as an audiobook?

The Works and Days runs 0.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.6 hours.

Is The Works and Days free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Works and Days?

The Works and Days is narrated by Peter Coates.