Tales of the Five Towns: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tales of the Five Towns audiobook runs 5.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Martin Clifton (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.7 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Martin Clifton
Martin Clifton narrates 18 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 72 hours in all.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
421 Short Stories 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
Tales of the Five Towns is an audiobook by Arnold Bennett: a 5.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Martin Clifton, released January 1, 2017, on the Short Stories shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Martin Clifton
- Released
- January 1, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Tales of the Five Towns audiobook?
Tales of the Five Towns runs 5.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.
Is the Tales of the Five Towns audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Tales of the Five Towns?
Tales of the Five Towns is narrated by Martin Clifton.