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The Duchess by Amanda Foreman

The Duchess: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Duchess runs 15.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Wanda McCaddon (about 10.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.6listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Duchess at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 15.6 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Duchess is an audiobook by Amanda Foreman: a 15.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Wanda McCaddon, released April 12, 2016, on the History & Culture and World shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.6 hrs
Narrated by
Wanda McCaddon
Released
April 12, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, World
ISBN
9781524708443

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Duchess as an audiobook?

The Duchess runs 15.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.4 hours.

Is The Duchess free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Duchess?

The Duchess is narrated by Wanda McCaddon.

Is The Duchess worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.4 hours, saving 5.2 hours.