The New Countess: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Habits of the House series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The New Countess runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Katherine Kellgren (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.5 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Habits of the House
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 18.1 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 26.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Habits of the House | 8.9 hrs |
| 2 | Long Live the King | 9.2 hrs |
| 3 | The New Countess | 8.5 hrs |
More narrated by Katherine Kellgren
Katherine Kellgren narrates 140 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,201 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,020 Historical (Fiction) 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 New Countess is book 3 of Fay Weldon's Habits of the House series: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Katherine Kellgren, released December 17, 2013, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Katherine Kellgren
- Released
- December 17, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Habits of the House #3
- ISBN
- 9781427232892
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The New Countess as an audiobook?
The New Countess runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is The New Countess free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The New Countess?
The New Countess is narrated by Katherine Kellgren.