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The French Lesson by Hallie Rubenhold

The French Lesson: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Henrietta Lightfoot series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The French Lesson runs 12 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julie Teal (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

Days to finish The French Lesson at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,109 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 French Lesson is book 2 of Hallie Rubenhold's Henrietta Lightfoot series: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Julie Teal, released April 21, 2016, on the Historical (Fiction) and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Julie Teal
Released
April 21, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Contemporary Women, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Henrietta Lightfoot #2
ISBN
9781473542013

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The French Lesson as an audiobook?

The French Lesson runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is The French Lesson free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The French Lesson?

The French Lesson is narrated by Julie Teal.

Is The French Lesson worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.