The Hireling: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hireling runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicholas Boulton (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nicholas Boulton
Nicholas Boulton narrates 84 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,176 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
610 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 Hireling is an audiobook by L.P. Hartley: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicholas Boulton, released January 1, 2025, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicholas Boulton
- Released
- January 1, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781781985809
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Hireling as an audiobook?
The Hireling runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The Hireling free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Hireling?
The Hireling is narrated by Nicholas Boulton.