A Thing of Beauty: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Thing of Beauty runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Fiennes (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 3,272 Europe audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Europe shelf
197 Europe audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Thing of Beauty is an audiobook by Peter Fiennes: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Fiennes, released February 17, 2022, on the Europe shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Fiennes
- Released
- February 17, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Europe
- ISBN
- 9781004073764
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Thing of Beauty as an audiobook?
A Thing of Beauty runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.
Is A Thing of Beauty free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Thing of Beauty?
A Thing of Beauty is narrated by Peter Fiennes.