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Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses by Ruth Larsen, Anthony Fletcher

Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses audiobook runs 11.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Rachael Beresford (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.9listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.9 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 7,179 World 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

Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses is an audiobook by Ruth Larsen and Anthony Fletcher: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Rachael Beresford, released May 18, 2026, on the World and Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.9 hrs
Narrated by
Rachael Beresford
Released
May 18, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9798318543562

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses audiobook?

Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses?

Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses is narrated by Rachael Beresford.

Is Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.