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The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail by Eric Jay Dolin

The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail runs 6.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by L.J. Ganser (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.2listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.2 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by L.J. Ganser

L.J. Ganser narrates 339 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,033 hours in all.

All L.J. Ganser audiobooks, measured

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 Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail is an audiobook by Eric Jay Dolin: a 6.2-hour unabridged recording, read by L.J. Ganser, released August 31, 2026, on the World and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.2 hrs
Narrated by
L.J. Ganser
Released
August 31, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, The Americas, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9798899749377

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail as an audiobook?

The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail runs 6.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.

Is The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail?

The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail is narrated by L.J. Ganser.