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The Nether World by George Gissing

The Nether World: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Nether World runs 18.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.8listening hrs
Romancestore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Nether World at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 18.8 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 63,227 Romance audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2025 recording read by Eloise Fairfax runs 3.4 hours shorter (15.3 hours).
  • The 2018 recording read by Nicholas Boulton runs 2.2 hours shorter (16.6 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 Nether World is an audiobook by George Gissing: a 18.8-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released August 26, 2016, on the Romance shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.8 hrs
Narrated by
LibriVox Volunteers
Released
August 26, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romance

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Nether World as an audiobook?

The Nether World runs 18.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.

Is The Nether World free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Nether World?

The Nether World is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.

Is The Nether World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.3 hours.