The Secret of Father Brown: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Secret of Father Brown runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Hester (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 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 |
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 8 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Hester
Simon Hester narrates 26 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 192 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
619 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2024 recording read by James Harrington runs 2.2 hours shorter (5.8 hours).
- The 2019 recording read by Stephen Scalon runs 0.7 hours shorter (7.3 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 Secret of Father Brown is an audiobook by G.K. Chesterton: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Hester, released February 3, 2023, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Hester
- Released
- February 3, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9798368996646
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Secret of Father Brown as an audiobook?
The Secret of Father Brown runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The Secret of Father Brown free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Secret of Father Brown?
The Secret of Father Brown is narrated by Simon Hester.