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The Painted Veil: A Classic Exploration of Love, Betrayal & Self-Discovery by W. Somerset Maugham

The Painted Veil: A Classic Exploration of Love, Betrayal & Self-Discovery: Audiobook

Book 57 of the Eternal Classics series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Painted Veil: A Classic Exploration of Love, Betrayal & Self-Discovery runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Laura Greaves (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.5 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day8 days
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What our data says

  • At 7.5 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,066 Literary 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 Painted Veil: A Classic Exploration of Love, Betrayal & Self-Discovery is book 57 of W. Somerset Maugham's Eternal Classics series: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Laura Greaves, released May 29, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.5 hrs
Narrated by
Laura Greaves
Released
May 29, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Psychological, Historical (Romance)
Series
The Eternal Classics #57
ISBN
9798182643238

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Painted Veil: A Classic Exploration of Love, Betrayal & Self-Discovery as an audiobook?

The Painted Veil: A Classic Exploration of Love, Betrayal & Self-Discovery runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.

Is The Painted Veil: A Classic Exploration of Love, Betrayal & Self-Discovery free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Painted Veil: A Classic Exploration of Love, Betrayal & Self-Discovery?

The Painted Veil: A Classic Exploration of Love, Betrayal & Self-Discovery is narrated by Laura Greaves.