The Dreadful Debutante: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Royal Ambition series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dreadful Debutante runs 5.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lindy Nettleton (about 3.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.1 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Royal Ambition Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 15.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dreadful Debutante | 5.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Savage Marquess | 4.8 hrs |
| 3 | Miss Fiona’s Fancy | 5.3 hrs |
More narrated by Lindy Nettleton
Lindy Nettleton narrates 51 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 332 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
573 Historical (Romance) 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 Dreadful Debutante is book 1 of M. C. Beaton's Royal Ambition series: a 5.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Lindy Nettleton, released September 15, 2014, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lindy Nettleton
- Released
- September 15, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance)
- Series
- The Royal Ambition Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781483017600
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dreadful Debutante as an audiobook?
The Dreadful Debutante runs 5.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.4 hours.
Is The Dreadful Debutante free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dreadful Debutante?
The Dreadful Debutante is narrated by Lindy Nettleton.