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The Portent by George MacDonald

The Portent: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Portent runs 4.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.4listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Portent at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 4.4 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 12,109 Fantasy 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 Portent is an audiobook by George MacDonald: a 4.4-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released January 1, 2015, on the Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.4 hrs
Narrated by
LibriVox Volunteers
Released
January 1, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Portent as an audiobook?

The Portent runs 4.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.

Is The Portent free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Portent?

The Portent is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.