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Derby Day by D.J. Taylor

Derby Day: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Derby Day audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Vance (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Derby Day at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2011 recording read by Gordon Griffin runs 3.8 hours longer (16.4 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

Derby Day is an audiobook by D.J. Taylor: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released April 1, 2012, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.6 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Vance
Released
April 1, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781609988913

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Derby Day audiobook?

Derby Day runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is the Derby Day audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Derby Day?

Derby Day is narrated by Simon Vance.

Is Derby Day worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.