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The Matisse Stories by A. S. Byatt

The Matisse Stories: Audiobook

by A. S. Byatt · narrated by Virginia Leishman · unabridged · 2011

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Matisse Stories runs 3.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Virginia Leishman (about 2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.1listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2011released
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Based on 3.1 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
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What our data says

  • At 3.1 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Virginia Leishman

Virginia Leishman narrates 34 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 357 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Short Stories shelf

186 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2009 recording read by Wanda Mccaddon runs 0.5 hours shorter (2.6 hours).

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 Matisse Stories is an audiobook by A. S. Byatt: a 3.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Virginia Leishman, released May 13, 2011, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.1 hrs
Narrated by
Virginia Leishman
Released
May 13, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories
ISBN
9781461809623

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Matisse Stories as an audiobook?

The Matisse Stories runs 3.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2 hours.

Is The Matisse Stories free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Matisse Stories?

The Matisse Stories is narrated by Virginia Leishman.