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North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

North and South: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the North and South audiobook runs 18.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Various Readers (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.7listening hrs
Historical (Romance)store shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish North and South at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.7 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) 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

North and South is an audiobook by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell: a 18.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Various Readers, released January 1, 2011, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.7 hrs
Narrated by
Various Readers
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Romance)

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the North and South audiobook?

North and South runs 18.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.

Is the North and South audiobook free?

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

Who narrates North and South?

North and South is narrated by Various Readers.

Is North and South worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.2 hours.