Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Hilary Mantel - Introduction and Olivia Dowd (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
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Olivia Dowd narrates 76 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 806 hours in all.
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About this listen
Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books is an audiobook by Hilary Mantel: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Hilary Mantel - Introduction and Olivia Dowd, released October 1, 2020, on the Essays & Anthologies and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Hilary Mantel - Introduction, Olivia Dowd
- Released
- October 1, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies, Europe, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9780008429997
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books audiobook?
Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is the Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books audiobook free?
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Who narrates Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books?
Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books is narrated by Hilary Mantel - Introduction and Olivia Dowd.
Is Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.