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The Duchess by Wendy Holden

The Duchess: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Duchess runs 13.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Louise Barrett (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.2listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Duchess at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

2,391 Historical (Fiction) 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 Duchess is an audiobook by Wendy Holden: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Louise Barrett, released September 28, 2021, on the Historical (Fiction) and Essays & Anthologies shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.2 hrs
Narrated by
Louise Barrett
Released
September 28, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9780593458594

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Duchess as an audiobook?

The Duchess runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 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 Louise Barrett.

Is The Duchess worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.