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Fever 1793: Audiobook

The Fever 1793 audiobook runs an estimated 7.6 hours (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.6est. listening hrs
3.5★11 ratings
Historical Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 7.6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Fever 1793 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 7.6 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 77% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 35% shorter than the average historical fiction audiobook (11.7 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for historical fiction listeners who want a historical setting: a weekend-size listen at 7.6 hours (estimated).

About the book

During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the fever breaks out. Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning Mattie's world upside down. At her feverish mother's insistence, Mattie flees the city with her grandfather. But she soon discovers that the sickness is everywhere, and Mattie must learn quickly how to survive in a city turned frantic with disease.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Fever 1793 audiobook?

Fever 1793 runs about 7.6 hours, our estimate from its 256 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.

Is the Fever 1793 audiobook free?

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

When was Fever 1793 first published?

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson was first published in 2000.