The Importance of Being Seven: Audiobook
Book 6 of the 44 Scotland Street series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Importance of Being Seven runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on 44 Scotland Street
This is book 6. Books 1 to 5 run 68.8 hours before it; books 1 to 18 run 191 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 Scotland Street | 11.9 hrs |
| 2 | Espresso Tales | 14.6 hrs |
| 3 | Love Over Scotland | 14.4 hrs |
| 4 | The World According to Bertie | 14 hrs |
| 5 | The Unbearable Lightness of Scones | 13.8 hrs |
| 6 | The Importance of Being Seven | 11.6 hrs |
| 7 | Bertie Plays the Blues | 10.6 hrs |
| 8 | Sunshine on Scotland Street | 9.6 hrs |
| 9 | Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers | 9.8 hrs |
| 10 | The Revolving Door of Life | 9.7 hrs |
| 11 | The Bertie Project | 9.6 hrs |
| 12 | A Time of Love and Tartan | 8.2 hrs |
More narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie
Robert Ian Mackenzie narrates 23 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 205 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
2,786 Drama 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 Seven is book 6 of Alexander McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Street series: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Ian Mackenzie, released August 21, 2012, on the Drama shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Ian Mackenzie
- Released
- August 21, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama
- Series
- 44 Scotland Street #6
- ISBN
- 9781464008160
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Importance of Being Seven as an audiobook?
The Importance of Being Seven runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Importance of Being Seven free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Importance of Being Seven?
The Importance of Being Seven is narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie.
Is The Importance of Being Seven worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.