The Duke and I: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Bridgertons series · see all 6 in reading order
As an audiobook, The Duke and I runs an estimated 12.8 hours (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 12.8 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 89% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 54% longer than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners who want a central love story and a historical setting: a solid week of commutes at 12.8 hours (estimated).
About the book
Simon Basset, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, has hatched a plan to keep himself free from the town's marriage-minded society mothers. He pretends to be engaged to the lovely Daphne Bridgerton. After all, it isn't as if the brooding rogue has any real plans to marry-though there is something about the alluring Miss Bridgerton that sets Simon's heart beating a bit faster. And as for Daphne, surely the clever debutante will attract some very worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, she soon forgets that their courtship is a complete sham. And now she has to do the impossible and keep herself from losing her heart and soul completely to the handsome hell-raiser who has sworn off marriage forever!
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Duke and I as an audiobook?
The Duke and I runs about 12.8 hours, our estimate from its 432 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is The Duke and I free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Duke and I worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Duke and I first published?
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn was first published in 2000.
