The Importance of Being a Bachelor: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Importance of Being a Bachelor runs 8.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Tyreman (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.6 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Tyreman
Paul Tyreman narrates 35 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 360 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
12,421 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 Importance of Being a Bachelor is an audiobook by Mike Gayle: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Tyreman, released November 1, 2011, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Tyreman
- Released
- November 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781407493824
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Importance of Being a Bachelor as an audiobook?
The Importance of Being a Bachelor runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Importance of Being a Bachelor free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Importance of Being a Bachelor?
The Importance of Being a Bachelor is narrated by Paul Tyreman.