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The Making of Henry by Howard Jacobson

The Making of Henry: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Making of Henry runs 12.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Matthews (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.4listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Making of Henry at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Making of Henry is an audiobook by Howard Jacobson: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Matthews, released January 3, 2013, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.4 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Matthews
Released
January 3, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781471226823

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Making of Henry as an audiobook?

The Making of Henry runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is The Making of Henry free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Making of Henry?

The Making of Henry is narrated by Paul Matthews.

Is The Making of Henry worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.