War and Peace: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the War and Peace audiobook runs 61.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Frederick Davidson (about 40.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 61.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 123 days |
| 1 hour / day | 62 days |
| 2 hours / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 41 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 61.1 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Frederick Davidson
Frederick Davidson narrates 122 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,812 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
9 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2006 recording read by Nicola Pagett and Leo Mckern runs 51.6 hours shorter (9.5 hours).
- The 2024 recording read by Zach Barrett runs 6.5 hours longer (67.6 hours).
- The 2026 recording read by Keith Brown runs 3.3 hours shorter (57.8 hours).
- The 2026 recording read by Alex Squire and The Light runs 45.4 hours shorter (15.7 hours).
- The 2026 recording read by Philip Cooper runs 6.3 hours longer (67.4 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
War and Peace is an audiobook by Leo Tolstoy: a 61.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Frederick Davidson, released January 1, 2006, on the Literary Fiction and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 61.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Frederick Davidson
- Released
- January 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781483088464
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the War and Peace audiobook?
War and Peace runs 61.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 40.7 hours.
Is the War and Peace audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates War and Peace?
War and Peace is narrated by Frederick Davidson.
Is War and Peace worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 40.7 hours, saving 20.4 hours.