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North and South (Version 2) by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

North and South (Version 2): Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the North and South (Version 2) audiobook runs 18.6 hours unabridged, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 12.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.6listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish North and South (Version 2) 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 18.6 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

612 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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 (Version 2) is an audiobook by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell: a 18.6-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released August 26, 2016, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.6 hrs
Narrated by
LibriVox Volunteers
Released
August 26, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the North and South (Version 2) audiobook?

North and South (Version 2) runs 18.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.4 hours.

Is the North and South (Version 2) audiobook free?

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

Who narrates North and South (Version 2)?

North and South (Version 2) is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.

Is North and South (Version 2) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.4 hours, saving 6.2 hours.