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Walden by Henry David Thoureau

Walden: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Walden audiobook runs 14.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Oneita and The Light (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.2listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.2 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

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Fiction shelf

5,219 Fiction 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 Henry David Thoureau: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Oneita and The Light, released April 1, 2026, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.2 hrs
Narrated by
Oneita, The Light
Released
April 1, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9798240128523

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Walden audiobook?

Walden runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 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 Oneita and The Light.

Is Walden worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.