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Jane Austen, A Biography by Elizabeth Jenkins

Jane Austen, A Biography: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Jane Austen, A Biography audiobook runs 2.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Nicolas Soames and Teresa Gallagher (about 1.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.5listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2000released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 2.5 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Jane Austen, A Biography is an audiobook by Elizabeth Jenkins: a 2.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicolas Soames and Teresa Gallagher, released May 30, 2000, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.5 hrs
Narrated by
Nicolas Soames, Teresa Gallagher
Released
May 30, 2000
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9789629544607

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Jane Austen, A Biography audiobook?

Jane Austen, A Biography runs 2.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.7 hours.

Is the Jane Austen, A Biography audiobook free?

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Who narrates Jane Austen, A Biography?

Jane Austen, A Biography is narrated by Nicolas Soames and Teresa Gallagher.