The World of George Orwell: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World of George Orwell runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Shelden (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literature shelf
4,525 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 of George Orwell is an audiobook by Michael Shelden: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Shelden, released December 22, 2010, on the Literature and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Shelden
- Released
- December 22, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literature, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781449860882
How to listen to The World of George Orwell free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The World of George Orwell as an audiobook?
The World of George Orwell runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is The World of George Orwell free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The World of George Orwell?
The World of George Orwell is narrated by Michael Shelden.