The Past: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Past runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Antonia Beamish (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Antonia Beamish
Antonia Beamish narrates 193 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,003 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
13,602 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 Past is an audiobook by Tessa Hadley: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Antonia Beamish, released February 4, 2016, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Antonia Beamish
- Released
- February 4, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781510022287
How to listen to The Past free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Past as an audiobook?
The Past runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Past free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Past?
The Past is narrated by Antonia Beamish.
Is The Past worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.