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Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience: Audiobook

by Henry David Thoreau · narrated by Robert Bethune · unabridged · 2014

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience audiobook runs 12.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Robert Bethune (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.5listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2014released
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What our data says

  • At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Robert Bethune

Robert Bethune narrates 78 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 387 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf

244 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2019 recording read by Glen Read runs 1.5 hours shorter (10.9 hours).
  • The 2009 recording read by Robin Field runs 1.4 hours longer (13.9 hours).
  • The 2026 recording read by AI Voice Bob runs 0.8 hours longer (13.3 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

Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience is an audiobook by Henry David Thoreau: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Bethune, released February 25, 2014, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.5 hrs
Narrated by
Robert Bethune
Released
February 25, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781666606904

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience audiobook?

Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is the Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience audiobook free?

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Who narrates Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience?

Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience is narrated by Robert Bethune.

Is Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.