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New Grub Street by George Gissing

New Grub Street: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the New Grub Street audiobook runs 19.6 hours unabridged, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 13.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.6listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 19.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish New Grub Street at common listening paces
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1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 19.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2025 recording read by Eloise Fairfax runs 2 hours shorter (17.6 hours).
  • The 2021 recording read by Andrew Wincott runs 3.4 hours longer (23 hours).
  • The 2009 recording read by Peter Joyce runs 2.2 hours longer (21.8 hours).

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

New Grub Street is an audiobook by George Gissing: a 19.6-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released August 26, 2016, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.6 hrs
Narrated by
LibriVox Volunteers
Released
August 26, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the New Grub Street audiobook?

New Grub Street runs 19.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.1 hours.

Is the New Grub Street audiobook free?

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

Who narrates New Grub Street?

New Grub Street is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.

Is New Grub Street worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.1 hours, saving 6.5 hours.