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A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of Today by Thomas Hardy

A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of Today: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of Today runs 17.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Anna Bentinck (about 11.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.1listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of Today at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.1 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

296 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; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of Today is an audiobook by Thomas Hardy: a 17.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Anna Bentinck, released January 1, 2019, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.1 hrs
Narrated by
Anna Bentinck
Released
January 1, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781781982044

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of Today as an audiobook?

A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of Today runs 17.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.4 hours.

Is A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of Today free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of Today?

A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of Today is narrated by Anna Bentinck.

Is A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of Today worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.4 hours, saving 5.7 hours.