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Tales of Persuasion by Philip Hensher

Tales of Persuasion: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tales of Persuasion audiobook runs 11.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Joyce (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Tales of Persuasion at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 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 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Peter Joyce

Peter Joyce narrates 87 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,041 hours in all.

All Peter Joyce audiobooks, measured

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

Tales of Persuasion is an audiobook by Philip Hensher: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Joyce, released April 21, 2016, on the Literary Fiction and Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.3 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Joyce
Released
April 21, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Fiction
ISBN
9780007566754

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tales of Persuasion audiobook?

Tales of Persuasion runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is the Tales of Persuasion audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Tales of Persuasion?

Tales of Persuasion is narrated by Peter Joyce.

Is Tales of Persuasion worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.