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Swan Song by John Galsworthy

Swan Song: Audiobook

Book 6 of the Forsyte series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Swan Song audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by David Case (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2006released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Swan Song at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Swan Song is book 6 of John Galsworthy's Forsyte series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David Case, released January 1, 2006, on the Literary Fiction and Classics (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.5 hrs
Narrated by
David Case
Released
January 1, 2006
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Classics (Literature)
Series
The Forsyte Saga #6
ISBN
9781483086620

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Swan Song audiobook?

Swan Song runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is the Swan Song audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Swan Song?

Swan Song is narrated by David Case.

Is Swan Song worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.