Ruth: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ruth audiobook runs 18.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Cynthia Lyons (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 18.8 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
592 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
Ruth is an audiobook by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell: a 18.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Cynthia Lyons, released January 1, 2011, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Cynthia Lyons
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
How to listen to Ruth free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ruth audiobook?
Ruth runs 18.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.
Is the Ruth audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Ruth?
Ruth is narrated by Cynthia Lyons.
Is Ruth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.3 hours.