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The Grandes Dames by Stephen Birmingham

The Grandes Dames: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Grandes Dames runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cory Herndon (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Grandes Dames at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 67% 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 Grandes Dames is an audiobook by Stephen Birmingham: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Cory Herndon, released May 5, 2026, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.5 hrs
Narrated by
Cory Herndon
Released
May 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9798337208213

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Grandes Dames as an audiobook?

The Grandes Dames runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is The Grandes Dames free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Grandes Dames?

The Grandes Dames is narrated by Cory Herndon.

Is The Grandes Dames worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.