historical fiction audiobook
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell is about 49 hours long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 32 hr 40 min, and at 2× to about 24 hr 30 min.
Runtimes are approximate and vary slightly by edition and retailer. Check the length shown in Audible, Libby, Spotify or Apple Books for your copy.
| Playback speed | Total time |
|---|---|
| 0.8× | 61 hr 15 min |
| 1× | 49 hr |
| 1.25× | 39 hr 12 min |
| 1.5× | 32 hr 40 min |
| 1.75× | 28 hr |
| 2× | 24 hr 30 min |
| 2.5× | 19 hr 36 min |
| 3× | 16 hr 20 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 49 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 33 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 44 days.
The table below shows whole days needed for every combination of speed and daily listening time.
| Speed | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 1 hr | 1.5 hr | 2 hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 196 | 98 | 66 | 49 | 33 | 25 |
| 1.25× | 157 | 79 | 53 | 40 | 27 | 20 |
| 1.5× | 131 | 66 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 17 |
| 2× | 98 | 49 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 13 |
How long, really
At 49 hr, Gone with the Wind is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening. That's longer than about 98% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, Gone with the Wind comes to roughly 456,000 words. Narrators vary, so a faster or slower reader will shift that number and the total runtime.
Want to try other speeds or your own schedule? Use the audiobook speed calculator or the listening goal calculator to find the daily minutes you need.
Track it as you listen
Booktrace is an iPhone audiobook tracker that logs your sessions, chapters, narrator and playback speed in one place, so you can see real progress through Gone with the Wind and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Gone with the Wind audiobook by Margaret Mitchell runs about 49 hours at normal (1x) speed. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Gone with the Wind takes about 32 hours and 40 minutes. At 2x it takes about 24 hours and 30 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Gone with the Wind takes about 49 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 33 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 98 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Gone with the Wind is longer than about 98% of them. At 49 hr it is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening.
