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Ethan Frome: Audiobook

The Ethan Frome audiobook runs an estimated 2.9 hours (about 1.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.9est. listening hrs
4.0★42 ratings
Romancegenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 2.9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Ethan Frome at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day6 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

What our data says

  • At 2.9 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 100% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 65% shorter than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).

Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for romance listeners: a weekend-size listen at 2.9 hours (estimated).

About the book

The story is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts, where a visiting engineer recounts the story of his encounter with Ethan Frome, a man with a past of thwarted dreams and wishes. The amassed longing of Frome ends in an ironic turn of events. His original impressions are based on his observations of Frome going about his everyday tasks in Starkfield, and something about him catches the eye and curiosity of the visitor, but no one in the town seems interested in revealing many details about the man or his history - or perhaps they are not able to. The narrator ultimately finds himself in the position of staying overnight at Frome's house in order to escape a winter storm, and from there he observes Frome and his private settings…

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Ethan Frome audiobook?

Ethan Frome runs about 2.9 hours, our estimate from its 98 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.9 hours.

Is the Ethan Frome audiobook free?

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

When was Ethan Frome first published?

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton was first published in 1910.