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Cover of Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little Town on the Prairie: Audiobook

The Little Town on the Prairie audiobook runs an estimated 9 hours (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9est. listening hrs
3.8★19 ratings
Historical Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Little Town on the Prairie at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 9 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 65% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 23% 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: a solid week of commutes at 9 hours (estimated).

About the book

Narrated by actress Cherry Jones! Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Town on the Prairie is the seventh book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers. In Little Town on the Prairie , the young town of De Smet has survived the long, harsh winter of 1880-1881. With the arrival of spring comes invitations to socials, parties, and “literaries.” Laura, who is now fifteen years old, attends her first evening social. In her spare time, she sews shirts to help earn money to send Mary to a college for the blind. Laura also receives her teaching certificate and can work at a school. And, best of all, Almanzo Wilder asks permission to being walking her home from church. Life in the little town certainly is exciting!

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Little Town on the Prairie audiobook?

Little Town on the Prairie runs about 9 hours, our estimate from its 305 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.

Is the Little Town on the Prairie audiobook free?

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

When was Little Town on the Prairie first published?

Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder was first published in 1941.