The Bell: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bell runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Miriam Margolyes (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes narrates 51 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 575 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,053 Literary Fiction 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
The Bell is an audiobook by Iris Murdoch: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Miriam Margolyes, released July 7, 2011, on the Psychological and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Miriam Margolyes
- Released
- July 7, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781446471555
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bell as an audiobook?
The Bell runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is The Bell free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bell?
The Bell is narrated by Miriam Margolyes.
Is The Bell worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.