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The Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers by Penrose Halson

The Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jane Copland (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 5,224 History & Culture 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 Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers is an audiobook by Penrose Halson: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jane Copland, released May 2, 2017, on the History & Culture and Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8 hrs
Narrated by
Jane Copland
Released
May 2, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Women
ISBN
9781443454100

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers as an audiobook?

The Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is The Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers?

The Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers is narrated by Jane Copland.