The Portrait: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Portrait runs 6.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Capaldi (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 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 6.1 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 88 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,394 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2004 recording read by Simon Vance runs 0.8 hours shorter (5.3 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 Portrait is an audiobook by Iain Pears: a 6.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Capaldi, released October 1, 2007, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Capaldi
- Released
- October 1, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9780007267828
How to listen to The Portrait 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 Portrait as an audiobook?
The Portrait runs 6.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.
Is The Portrait free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Portrait?
The Portrait is narrated by Peter Capaldi.