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A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1) by Jackie French

A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1): Audiobook

Book 1 of the Matilda series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1) runs 14.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Edwina Wren (about 9.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.8listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.8 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
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What our data says

  • At 14.8 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

1,640 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 Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1) is book 1 of Jackie French's Matilda series: a 14.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Edwina Wren, released May 1, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.8 hrs
Narrated by
Edwina Wren
Released
May 1, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Action & Adventure (Fiction), Action & Adventure (Kids)
Series
The Matilda Saga #1
ISBN
9781460782712

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1) as an audiobook?

A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1) runs 14.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.

Is A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1) free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1)?

A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1) is narrated by Edwina Wren.

Is A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours.