The Red and the Black: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Red and the Black runs an estimated 15.3 hours (about 10.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 15.3 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 15.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 95% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 84% longer 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 long-haul epic at 15.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
The Red and the Black is a historical, psychological novel chronicling a provincial young man’s attempts to socially rise beyond his plebeian upbringing with a combination of talent and hard work, deception and hypocrisy — yet who ultimately allows his passions to betray him.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Red and the Black as an audiobook?
The Red and the Black runs about 15.3 hours, our estimate from its 518 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.2 hours.
Is The Red and the Black free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Red and the Black worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.2 hours, saving 5.1 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Red and the Black first published?
The Red and the Black by Stendhal was first published in 1830.
