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The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton

The Custom of the Country: Audiobook

by Edith Wharton · narrated by Lorna Raver · unabridged · 2011

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Custom of the Country runs 16.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lorna Raver (about 11 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.5listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2011released
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Based on 16.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Custom of the Country at common listening paces
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30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days
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What our data says

  • At 16.5 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Lorna Raver

Lorna Raver narrates 88 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 902 hours in all.

All Lorna Raver audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

998 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2022 recording read by Laurel Lefkow runs 0.5 hours shorter (16 hours).
  • The 2016 recording read by LibriVox Volunteers runs 1.5 hours shorter (15 hours).
  • The 2012 recording read by Barbara Caruso runs 1.4 hours shorter (15.1 hours).
  • The 2026 recording read by Mara Wilson runs 0.9 hours shorter (15.6 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Finian Silverwood runs 3.2 hours shorter (13.3 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 Custom of the Country is an audiobook by Edith Wharton: a 16.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Lorna Raver, released March 16, 2011, on the Historical (Fiction) and Classics (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.5 hrs
Narrated by
Lorna Raver
Released
March 16, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781452671185

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Custom of the Country as an audiobook?

The Custom of the Country runs 16.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11 hours.

Is The Custom of the Country free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Custom of the Country?

The Custom of the Country is narrated by Lorna Raver.

Is The Custom of the Country worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11 hours, saving 5.5 hours.