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The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola

The Fortune of the Rougons: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fortune of the Rougons runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Leighton Pugh (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.7listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Fortune of the Rougons at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

325 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by Eloise Fairfax runs 1.2 hours shorter (12.5 hours).

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 Fortune of the Rougons is an audiobook by Émile Zola: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Leighton Pugh, released February 28, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.7 hrs
Narrated by
Leighton Pugh
Released
February 28, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781781986189

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Fortune of the Rougons as an audiobook?

The Fortune of the Rougons runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.

Is The Fortune of the Rougons free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Fortune of the Rougons?

The Fortune of the Rougons is narrated by Leighton Pugh.

Is The Fortune of the Rougons worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.