Fires of London: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Francis Bacon series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Fires of London audiobook runs 5.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Ansdell (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.9 hours, it is shorter than 88% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Francis Bacon
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 32.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fires of London | 5.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Prisoner of the Riviera | 7 hrs |
| 3 | Moon Over Tangier | 6.8 hrs |
| 4 | Nights In Berlin | 6.1 hrs |
| 5 | Afternoons in Paris | 6.5 hrs |
More narrated by Paul Ansdell
Paul Ansdell narrates 25 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 258 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
564 Historical (Fiction) 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
Fires of London is book 1 of Janice Law's Francis Bacon series: a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Ansdell, released November 22, 2016, on the Historical (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Ansdell
- Released
- November 22, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Francis Bacon #1
- ISBN
- 9781666591484
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Fires of London audiobook?
Fires of London runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.
Is the Fires of London audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Fires of London?
Fires of London is narrated by Paul Ansdell.