Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Heather Wilds (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 12 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Heather Wilds
Heather Wilds narrates 188 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,853 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
620 History & Culture 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
Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England is an audiobook by Kate Hubbard: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Heather Wilds, released February 26, 2019, on the History & Culture and Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12 hrs
- Narrated by
- Heather Wilds
- Released
- February 26, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Women
- ISBN
- 9780062895325
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England audiobook?
Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is the Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England?
Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England is narrated by Heather Wilds.
Is Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.