The Scandal of the Century: A thrilling historical biography about the astonishing story of England’s first novel: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Scandal of the Century: A thrilling historical biography about the astonishing story of England’s first novel runs 9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Emma Gregory (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 9 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Emma Gregory
Emma Gregory narrates 137 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,584 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
918 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Scandal of the Century: A thrilling historical biography about the astonishing story of England’s first novel is an audiobook by Lisa Hilton: a 9-hour unabridged recording, read by Emma Gregory, released May 9, 2024, on the History & Culture and Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Emma Gregory
- Released
- May 9, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Women
- ISBN
- 9781405954761
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Scandal of the Century: A thrilling historical biography about the astonishing story of England’s first novel as an audiobook?
The Scandal of the Century: A thrilling historical biography about the astonishing story of England’s first novel runs 9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is The Scandal of the Century: A thrilling historical biography about the astonishing story of England’s first novel free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Scandal of the Century: A thrilling historical biography about the astonishing story of England’s first novel?
The Scandal of the Century: A thrilling historical biography about the astonishing story of England’s first novel is narrated by Emma Gregory.