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The Great Passion by James Runcie

The Great Passion: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Great Passion runs 8.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Pip Torrens (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.6listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Great Passion at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.6 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) 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 Great Passion is an audiobook by James Runcie: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Pip Torrens, released March 31, 2022, on the Historical (Fiction) and Coming of Age shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.6 hrs
Narrated by
Pip Torrens
Released
March 31, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Coming of Age, Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9781526626004

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Great Passion as an audiobook?

The Great Passion runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is The Great Passion free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Great Passion?

The Great Passion is narrated by Pip Torrens.