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What I Believe by Leo Tolstoy

What I Believe: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the What I Believe audiobook runs 8 hours unabridged, narrated by David Barnes (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8listening hrs
Non-Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8 hours of listening.

Days to finish What I Believe at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2019 recording read by Thomas Collins runs about the same length (7.9 hours).
  • The 2018 recording read by Billy O'donovan runs 0.1 hours shorter (7.9 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

What I Believe is an audiobook by Leo Tolstoy: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by David Barnes, released January 1, 2016, on the Non-Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8 hrs
Narrated by
David Barnes
Released
January 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the What I Believe audiobook?

What I Believe runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is the What I Believe audiobook free?

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

Who narrates What I Believe?

What I Believe is narrated by David Barnes.