Emma: A Modern Retelling: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Austen Project series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Emma: A Modern Retelling audiobook runs 11 hours unabridged, narrated by Susan Lyons (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Austen Project
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 20.3 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 44.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sense & Sensibility | 10.2 hrs |
| 2 | Northanger Abbey | 10.2 hrs |
| 3 | Emma: A Modern Retelling | 11 hrs |
| 4 | Eligible: A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice | 13.4 hrs |
More narrated by Susan Lyons
Susan Lyons narrates 54 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 633 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
4,018 Contemporary Women 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
Emma: A Modern Retelling is book 3 of Alexander McCall Smith's Austen Project series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Lyons, released April 7, 2015, on the Contemporary Women and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Susan Lyons
- Released
- April 7, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Classics (Literature)
- Series
- Austen Project #3
- ISBN
- 9781490684147
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Emma: A Modern Retelling audiobook?
Emma: A Modern Retelling runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the Emma: A Modern Retelling audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Emma: A Modern Retelling?
Emma: A Modern Retelling is narrated by Susan Lyons.
Is Emma: A Modern Retelling worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.