The Emperor Waltz: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Emperor Waltz runs 22.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Penelope Rawlins and Sandra Duncan and others (about 14.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 45 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22.1 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Penelope Rawlins
Penelope Rawlins narrates 228 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,962 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
221 Literary 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 Emperor Waltz is an audiobook by Philip Hensher: a 22.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Penelope Rawlins, Sandra Duncan and Hugh Ross and others, released July 3, 2014, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Penelope Rawlins, Sandra Duncan, Hugh Ross, Anna Bentinck
- Released
- July 3, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780007566747
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Emperor Waltz as an audiobook?
The Emperor Waltz runs 22.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.7 hours.
Is The Emperor Waltz free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Emperor Waltz?
The Emperor Waltz is narrated by Penelope Rawlins, Sandra Duncan, Hugh Ross and Anna Bentinck.
Is The Emperor Waltz worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.7 hours, saving 7.4 hours.