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Adam Bede by George Eliot

Adam Bede: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Adam Bede audiobook runs 20.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Georgina Sutton (about 13.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20.8listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Adam Bede at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day42 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 20.8 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

172 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by Amelia Lee and Alexander Jackson runs 0.6 hours shorter (20.2 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Nathan Ortiz runs 4.8 hours longer (25.5 hours).
  • The 2022 recording read by Tom Denholm runs 4.9 hours longer (25.6 hours).
  • The 2016 recording read by Jill Tanner runs 3.2 hours longer (24 hours).
  • The 2008 recording read by Wanda Mccaddon runs 0.9 hours shorter (19.9 hours).

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

Adam Bede is an audiobook by George Eliot: a 20.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Georgina Sutton, released February 3, 2015, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
20.8 hrs
Narrated by
Georgina Sutton
Released
February 3, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781843797845

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Adam Bede audiobook?

Adam Bede runs 20.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.8 hours.

Is the Adam Bede audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Adam Bede?

Adam Bede is narrated by Georgina Sutton.

Is Adam Bede worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.8 hours, saving 6.9 hours.