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The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters by Thomas Hardy

The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters runs 13.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Eloise Fairfax (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.3listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

350 Classics (Literature) 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 Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters is an audiobook by Thomas Hardy: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Eloise Fairfax, released December 26, 2025, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.3 hrs
Narrated by
Eloise Fairfax
Released
December 26, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781802568509

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters as an audiobook?

The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters?

The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters is narrated by Eloise Fairfax.

Is The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.