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The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy

The Forsyte Saga: Audiobook

Book 13 of the Forsyte series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Forsyte Saga runs 42.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Fred Williams (about 28.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

42.7listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2006released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 42.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Forsyte Saga at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day86 days
1 hour / day43 days
2 hours / day22 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×29 days

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What our data says

  • At 42.7 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 11,102 Drama 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 Forsyte Saga is book 13 of John Galsworthy's Forsyte series: a 42.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Fred Williams, released January 1, 2006, on the Drama and Classics (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
42.7 hrs
Narrated by
Fred Williams
Released
January 1, 2006
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Classics (Literature)
Series
The Forsyte Saga #13
ISBN
9781483089225

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Forsyte Saga as an audiobook?

The Forsyte Saga runs 42.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 28.4 hours.

Is The Forsyte Saga free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Forsyte Saga?

The Forsyte Saga is narrated by Fred Williams.

Is The Forsyte Saga worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 28.4 hours, saving 14.2 hours.