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Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles

Simon the Fiddler: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Simon the Fiddler audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Simon the Fiddler at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 5,930 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Simon the Fiddler is an audiobook by Paulette Jiles: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released April 14, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.7 hrs
Narrated by
Grover Gardner
Released
April 14, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780062966773

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Simon the Fiddler audiobook?

Simon the Fiddler runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is the Simon the Fiddler audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Simon the Fiddler?

Simon the Fiddler is narrated by Grover Gardner.

Is Simon the Fiddler worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.