Ruth: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ruth audiobook runs 15.2 hours unabridged, narrated by James Harrington (about 10.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.2 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Harrington
James Harrington narrates 188 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,241 hours in all.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf
473 Action & Adventure (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 Gaskell: a 15.2-hour unabridged recording, read by James Harrington, released March 11, 2025, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Harrington
- Released
- March 11, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781802563580
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ruth audiobook?
Ruth runs 15.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.1 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 James Harrington.
Is Ruth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.1 hours, saving 5.1 hours.