A Lesson in Propriety: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Merriweather Academy for Young Ladies series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Lesson in Propriety runs 10.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tavia Gilbert (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Merriweather Academy for Young Ladies
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 19.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Lesson in Propriety | 10.5 hrs |
| 2 | In Pursuit of Civility | 9.1 hrs |
More narrated by Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert narrates 651 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,675 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,599 Historical (Fiction) 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 Lesson in Propriety is book 1 of Jen Turano's Merriweather Academy for Young Ladies series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Tavia Gilbert, released May 20, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Religious Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tavia Gilbert
- Released
- May 20, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Religious Fiction
- Series
- Merriweather Academy for Young Ladies #1
- ISBN
- 9798331960841
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Lesson in Propriety as an audiobook?
A Lesson in Propriety runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is A Lesson in Propriety free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Lesson in Propriety?
A Lesson in Propriety is narrated by Tavia Gilbert.
Is A Lesson in Propriety worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.