The Return of the Native, Volume 1: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Return of the Native, Volume 1 runs 7.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Harrington (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 7.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.7 hours, it is shorter than 74% of the 6,732 Psychological audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Harrington
James Harrington narrates 188 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,241 hours in all.
About as long, on the Psychological shelf
1,067 Psychological 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 Return of the Native, Volume 1 is an audiobook by Thomas Hardy: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by James Harrington, released January 15, 2025, on the Psychological shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Harrington
- Released
- January 15, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological
- ISBN
- 9781802562729
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Return of the Native, Volume 1 as an audiobook?
The Return of the Native, Volume 1 runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Return of the Native, Volume 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Return of the Native, Volume 1?
The Return of the Native, Volume 1 is narrated by James Harrington.