The World in the Evening: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World in the Evening runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lucy Scott and Adam Sims (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 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 |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lucy Scott
Lucy Scott narrates 143 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,609 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
450 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 World in the Evening is an audiobook by Christopher Isherwood: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Lucy Scott and Adam Sims, released April 21, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lucy Scott, Adam Sims
- Released
- April 21, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781781986257
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The World in the Evening as an audiobook?
The World in the Evening runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The World in the Evening free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The World in the Evening?
The World in the Evening is narrated by Lucy Scott and Adam Sims.
Is The World in the Evening worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.