A Tale of Two Cities: Audiobook
As an audiobook, A Tale of Two Cities runs an estimated 11.5 hours (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 11.5 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 56% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for historical fiction listeners who want a historical setting: a solid week of commutes at 11.5 hours (estimated).
About the book
The French Revolution comes to vivid life in Charles Dickens's famous novel about the best of times and the worst of times... The storming of the Bastille…the death carts with their doomed human cargo…the swift drop of the guillotine blade—this is the French Revolution that Charles Dickens vividly captures in his famous work A Tale of Two Cities. With dramatic eloquence, he brings to life a time of terror and treason, a starving people rising in frenzy and hate to overthrow a corrupt and decadent regime. With insight and compassion, Dickens casts his novel of unforgettable scenes with some memorable characters: the sinister Madame Defarge, knitting her patterns of death; the gentle Lucie Manette, unswerving in her devotion to her broken father; Charles Darnay, the lover with a secret past; and dissolute Sydney Carton, whose unlikely heroism gives his life meaning. ©2020 Pandora's Box (P)2020 Pandora's Box
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How long is A Tale of Two Cities as an audiobook?
A Tale of Two Cities runs about 11.5 hours, our estimate from its 388 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Can I listen to A Tale of Two Cities free?
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Is A Tale of Two Cities worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was A Tale of Two Cities first published?
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens was first published in 1800.
