The Old Wives' Tale: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Old Wives' Tale runs 23.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Andy Minter (about 15.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 23.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 47 days |
| 1 hour / day | 24 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 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 23.4 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Andy Minter
Andy Minter narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 104 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
121 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2019 recording read by John Roland runs 1.5 hours shorter (21.9 hours).
- The 2016 recording read by Stanley Green runs 0.4 hours shorter (22.9 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 Old Wives' Tale is an audiobook by Arnold Bennett: a 23.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Andy Minter, released January 1, 2016, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 23.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Andy Minter
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Old Wives' Tale as an audiobook?
The Old Wives' Tale runs 23.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.6 hours.
Is The Old Wives' Tale free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Old Wives' Tale?
The Old Wives' Tale is narrated by Andy Minter.
Is The Old Wives' Tale worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.6 hours, saving 7.8 hours.