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A Laodicean: A Story of To-day by Thomas Hardy

A Laodicean: A Story of To-day: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Laodicean: A Story of To-day runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Eloise Fairfax (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.1listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Laodicean: A Story of To-day at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

351 Classics (Literature) 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

A Laodicean: A Story of To-day is an audiobook by Thomas Hardy: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Eloise Fairfax, released December 25, 2025, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.1 hrs
Narrated by
Eloise Fairfax
Released
December 25, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781802568486

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Laodicean: A Story of To-day as an audiobook?

A Laodicean: A Story of To-day runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is A Laodicean: A Story of To-day free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Laodicean: A Story of To-day?

A Laodicean: A Story of To-day is narrated by Eloise Fairfax.

Is A Laodicean: A Story of To-day worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.