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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne by William Thackeray

The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne runs 40.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 27 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

40.5listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 40.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day81 days
1 hour / day41 days
2 hours / day21 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×27 days

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What our data says

  • At 40.5 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

40 Historical (Fiction) 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 History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne is an audiobook by William Thackeray: a 40.5-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released January 1, 2016, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
40.5 hrs
Narrated by
LibriVox Volunteers
Released
January 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne as an audiobook?

The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne runs 40.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 27 hours.

Is The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne?

The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.

Is The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 27 hours, saving 13.5 hours.