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The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables by David Bellos

The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables runs 12.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Bellos (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.4listening hrs
Literaturestore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 12.4 hours of listening.

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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 86% of the 41,638 Literature 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 Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables is an audiobook by David Bellos: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by David Bellos, released March 21, 2017, on the Literature shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.4 hrs
Narrated by
David Bellos
Released
March 21, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literature
ISBN
9781515982630

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables as an audiobook?

The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables?

The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables is narrated by David Bellos.

Is The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

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