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When the Sleeper Wakes by H.G. Wells

When the Sleeper Wakes: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When the Sleeper Wakes audiobook runs 8.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Christopher Naylor (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish When the Sleeper Wakes at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

582 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2011 recording read by Frederick Davidson runs 0.3 hours longer (8.9 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

When the Sleeper Wakes is an audiobook by H.G. Wells: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Naylor, released March 15, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
Christopher Naylor
Released
March 15, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781398872905

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the When the Sleeper Wakes audiobook?

When the Sleeper Wakes runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is the When the Sleeper Wakes audiobook free?

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

Who narrates When the Sleeper Wakes?

When the Sleeper Wakes is narrated by Christopher Naylor.