Bleak House: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bleak House audiobook runs 43.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Cynthia Lyons (about 29.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 43.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 88 days |
| 1 hour / day | 44 days |
| 2 hours / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 30 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 43.6 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
57 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- It
- Voyager
- Drums of Autumn
- Written In My Own Heart's Blood
- Shantaram
Other recordings
- The 2006 recording read by Simon Vance runs 10.6 hours shorter (33.1 hours).
- The 2020 recording read by The Icon Players and Geoffrey Giuliano runs 4.5 hours shorter (39.1 hours).
- The 2026 recording read by AI Voice Bob runs 3.8 hours longer (47.4 hours).
- The 2021 recording read by Peter John Keeble runs 9.9 hours shorter (33.7 hours).
- The 2018 recording read by Stacy Newman runs 4.7 hours shorter (39 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
Bleak House is an audiobook by Charles Dickens: a 43.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Cynthia Lyons, released January 1, 2011, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 43.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Cynthia Lyons
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
How to listen to Bleak House free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Bleak House audiobook?
Bleak House runs 43.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 29.1 hours.
Is the Bleak House audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Bleak House?
Bleak House is narrated by Cynthia Lyons.
Is Bleak House worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 29.1 hours, saving 14.5 hours.