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The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy

The Hand of Ethelberta: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hand of Ethelberta runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Evers (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.7listening hrs
Historical (Romance)store shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Hand of Ethelberta at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2023 recording read by Fenella Woolgar runs 2.3 hours longer (16 hours).
  • The 2019 recording read by David Beed runs about the same length (13.7 hours).

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 is an audiobook by Thomas Hardy: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Evers, released May 19, 2023, on the Historical (Romance) and Mystery shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.7 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Evers
Released
May 19, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Romance), Mystery
ISBN
4067248332290

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Hand of Ethelberta as an audiobook?

The Hand of Ethelberta runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Is The Hand of Ethelberta free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Hand of Ethelberta?

The Hand of Ethelberta is narrated by Simon Evers.

Is The Hand of Ethelberta worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.