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Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton by Jane Smiley

Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton audiobook runs 12.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Zara Hannaford (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.1listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

2,997 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

Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton is an audiobook by Jane Smiley: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Zara Hannaford, released April 21, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.1 hrs
Narrated by
Zara Hannaford
Released
April 21, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9798217174423

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton audiobook?

Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is the Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton?

Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton is narrated by Zara Hannaford.

Is Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.