The Painted Veil: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Painted Veil runs 7.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kate Reading (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.4 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 5,422 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kate Reading
Kate Reading narrates 198 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,677 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Painted Veil is an audiobook by W. Somerset Maugham: a 7.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Reading, released January 1, 2006, on the Historical (Fiction) and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kate Reading
- Released
- January 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781481564779
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Painted Veil as an audiobook?
The Painted Veil runs 7.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
Is The Painted Veil free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Painted Veil?
The Painted Veil is narrated by Kate Reading.