The Chimes: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Chimes runs 3.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stuart Bentley (about 2.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 3.4 hours, it is shorter than 91% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
302 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Time Machine
- Of Mice And Men
- Our Souls at Night
- Diary of an Oxygen Thief
- The Testament of Mary
Other recordings
- The 2024 recording read by Simon Hester runs 0.5 hours longer (3.9 hours).
- The 2023 recording read by Trevor O'hare runs 0.8 hours shorter (2.6 hours).
- The 2019 recording read by Michael Ward runs 0.1 hours shorter (3.3 hours).
- The 2019 recording read by Stephen Scalon runs 0.6 hours longer (4 hours).
- The 2019 recording read by Edith Harson runs 0.4 hours longer (3.9 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 Chimes is an audiobook by Charles Dickens: a 3.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Stuart Bentley, released April 15, 2025, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stuart Bentley
- Released
- April 15, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction, Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798318444555
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Chimes as an audiobook?
The Chimes runs 3.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.3 hours.
Is The Chimes free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Chimes?
The Chimes is narrated by Stuart Bentley.