A Portrait in Letters: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Portrait in Letters runs 4.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Callow (about 2.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.1 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Callow
Simon Callow narrates 55 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 274 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biography & Memoir shelf
1,156 Biography & Memoir 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 Portrait in Letters is an audiobook by Charles Dickens: a 4.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Callow, released October 1, 2012, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Callow
- Released
- October 1, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781843796893
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Portrait in Letters as an audiobook?
A Portrait in Letters runs 4.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.7 hours.
Is A Portrait in Letters free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Portrait in Letters?
A Portrait in Letters is narrated by Simon Callow.