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Walden by Eden Garret, Henry David Thoreau

Walden: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Walden audiobook runs 14.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Noel Jarmaine (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.3listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Walden at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

310 Classics (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

Walden is an audiobook by Eden Garret and Henry David Thoreau: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Noel Jarmaine, released July 30, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.3 hrs
Narrated by
Noel Jarmaine
Released
July 30, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9798240198694

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Walden audiobook?

Walden runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.

Is the Walden audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Walden?

Walden is narrated by Noel Jarmaine.

Is Walden worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.