Ulysses: Audiobook
The Ulysses audiobook runs an estimated 21.8 hours (about 14.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 21.8 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 44 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 21.8 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 95% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 86% longer than the average historical fiction audiobook (11.7 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).
Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for historical fiction listeners who want psychological twists and a historical setting: a long-haul epic at 21.8 hours (estimated).
About the book
Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Patrick Gibson, known for his roles in The OA , The Tudors and The Passing Bells . This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Declan Kiberd 'Everybody knows now that Ulysses is the greatest novel of the century' Anthony Burgess, Observer Following the events of one single day in Dublin, the 16th June 1904, and what happens to the characters Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom and his wife Molly, Ulysses is a monument to the human condition. It has survived censorship, controversy and legal action, and even been deemed blasphemous, but remains an undisputed modernist classic: ceaselessly inventive, garrulous, funny, sorrowful, vulgar, lyrical and ultimately redemptive. It confirms Joyce's belief that literature 'is the eternal affirmation of the spirit of man'.
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ulysses audiobook?
Ulysses runs about 21.8 hours, our estimate from its 736 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.5 hours.
Can I listen to Ulysses free?
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Is Ulysses worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.5 hours, saving 7.3 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Ulysses first published?
Ulysses by James Joyce was first published in 1914.
