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North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

North and South: Audiobook

by Elizabeth Gaskell · narrated by Various · unabridged · 2011

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

18.7listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2011released
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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 94% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

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

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by Eloise Fairfax runs 1.6 hours shorter (17.1 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by Imogen Church runs 1.7 hours shorter (17 hours).
  • The 2016 recording read by Heather Wilds runs 0.2 hours shorter (18.5 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Rachel Atkins runs 0.3 hours longer (19 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by The Arc and Geoffrey Giuliano runs 0.3 hours longer (19 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

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

The listen at a glance

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

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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?

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Who narrates North and South?

North and South is narrated by Various.

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.