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The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood by Paula Byrne

The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood runs 11.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Antonia Beamish (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.7listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 7,179 World 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 Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood is an audiobook by Paula Byrne: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Antonia Beamish, released May 18, 2017, on the World and Biography & Memoir shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.7 hrs
Narrated by
Antonia Beamish
Released
May 18, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9780008225681

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood as an audiobook?

The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood?

The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood is narrated by Antonia Beamish.

Is The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.