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Penelope by M. C. Beaton

Penelope: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Daring Debutantes series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Penelope audiobook runs 4.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Mia Chiaromonte (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.9listening hrs
Historical (Romance)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.9 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 4.9 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf

528 Historical (Romance) 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

Penelope is book 3 of M. C. Beaton's Daring Debutantes series: a 4.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Mia Chiaromonte, released January 19, 2016, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.9 hrs
Narrated by
Mia Chiaromonte
Released
January 19, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Romance)
Series
The Daring Debutantes Series #3
ISBN
9781504697651

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Penelope audiobook?

Penelope runs 4.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.

Is the Penelope audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Penelope?

Penelope is narrated by Mia Chiaromonte.