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Typee by Herman Melville

Typee: Audiobook

by Herman Melville · narrated by Michael Scherer · unabridged · 2011

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Typee audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Scherer (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.8listening hrs
Action & Adventure (Fiction)store shelf
2011released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Typee at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days
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What our data says

  • At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf

1,058 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by Sebastian Blackwood runs 1.8 hours shorter (9.9 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by The Ark and Geoffrey Giuliano runs 0.5 hours shorter (11.2 hours).
  • The 2019 recording read by Josh Smith runs 0.2 hours shorter (11.6 hours).
  • The 2018 recording read by Eric G. Dove runs 1.1 hours shorter (10.6 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

Typee is an audiobook by Herman Melville: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Scherer, released January 1, 2011, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.8 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Scherer
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Fiction)

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Typee audiobook?

Typee runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is the Typee audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Typee?

Typee is narrated by Michael Scherer.

Is Typee worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.