Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tess of the d'Urbervilles audiobook runs 17.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Adrian Praetzellis (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.9 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Adrian Praetzellis
Adrian Praetzellis narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 167 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
529 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2008 recording read by Simon Vance runs 2.9 hours shorter (15 hours).
- The 2011 recording read by Davina Porter runs 0.8 hours shorter (17.1 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Robert Moreno and Miles Turner runs 1.7 hours shorter (16.2 hours).
- The 2023 recording read by The Arc and Geoffrey Giuliano runs 0.2 hours shorter (17.7 hours).
- The 2021 recording read by Harriet Seed runs 3.1 hours shorter (14.8 hours).
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
Tess of the d'Urbervilles is an audiobook by Thomas Hardy: a 17.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Adrian Praetzellis, released August 26, 2016, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Adrian Praetzellis
- Released
- August 26, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Tess of the d'Urbervilles audiobook?
Tess of the d'Urbervilles runs 17.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.
Is the Tess of the d'Urbervilles audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Tess of the d'Urbervilles?
Tess of the d'Urbervilles is narrated by Adrian Praetzellis.
Is Tess of the d'Urbervilles worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 6 hours.