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Before Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Brittany Fichter

Before Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Classical Kingdoms Collection series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Before Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast audiobook runs 7.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Kimi Weldon (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.5listening hrs
Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature)store shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 7.5 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 3,723 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelf

348 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Before Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast is book 1 of Brittany Fichter's Classical Kingdoms Collection series: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Kimi Weldon, released April 29, 2022, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) and Teen & YA shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.5 hrs
Narrated by
Kimi Weldon
Released
April 29, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature), Teen & YA
Series
The Classical Kingdoms Collection #1
ISBN
9781669678779

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Before Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast audiobook?

Before Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.

Is the Before Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast audiobook free?

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Who narrates Before Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast?

Before Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast is narrated by Kimi Weldon.