A Prelude: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Prelude runs 0.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Metcalfe (about 0.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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What our data says
- At 0.4 hours, it is shorter than 99% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Metcalfe
Paul Metcalfe narrates 70 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 111 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
51 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Nightingale
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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 Prelude is an audiobook by D.H. Lawrence: a 0.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Metcalfe, released January 4, 2022, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Metcalfe
- Released
- January 4, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781667938363
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Prelude as an audiobook?
A Prelude runs 0.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.3 hours.
Is A Prelude free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Prelude?
A Prelude is narrated by Paul Metcalfe.