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The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Blithedale Romance: Audiobook

by Nathaniel Hawthorne · narrated by Christine Dufour · unabridged · 2011

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blithedale Romance runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christine Dufour (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.8listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2011released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Blithedale Romance at common listening paces
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30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days
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What our data says

  • At 8.8 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Christine Dufour

Christine Dufour narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 68 hours in all.

All Christine Dufour audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Fiction shelf

13,041 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2026 recording read by Andrew Jackson runs 1.3 hours shorter (7.5 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Nora Vasquez and Miles Turner runs 0.1 hours shorter (8.7 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Eloise Fairfax runs 0.4 hours shorter (8.5 hours).
  • The 2023 recording read by Jacquerie runs about the same length (8.7 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by Bruce Lieberman runs 1.2 hours shorter (7.6 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

The Blithedale Romance is an audiobook by Nathaniel Hawthorne: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Christine Dufour, released January 1, 2011, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.8 hrs
Narrated by
Christine Dufour
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Blithedale Romance as an audiobook?

The Blithedale Romance runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.

Is The Blithedale Romance free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Blithedale Romance?

The Blithedale Romance is narrated by Christine Dufour.