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The Silkworm Keeper: A captivating historical novel of Renaissance Italy by Deborah Swift

The Silkworm Keeper: A captivating historical novel of Renaissance Italy: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Italian Renaissance series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Silkworm Keeper: A captivating historical novel of Renaissance Italy runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Diana Croft (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.5listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.5 hours of listening.

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30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Italian Renaissance Series

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.9 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 39.1 hours in all.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

2,270 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

The Silkworm Keeper: A captivating historical novel of Renaissance Italy is book 2 of Deborah Swift's Italian Renaissance series: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Diana Croft, released January 18, 2022, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.5 hrs
Narrated by
Diana Croft
Released
January 18, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)
Series
Italian Renaissance Series #2
ISBN
9781916891548

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Silkworm Keeper: A captivating historical novel of Renaissance Italy as an audiobook?

The Silkworm Keeper: A captivating historical novel of Renaissance Italy runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.

Is The Silkworm Keeper: A captivating historical novel of Renaissance Italy free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Silkworm Keeper: A captivating historical novel of Renaissance Italy?

The Silkworm Keeper: A captivating historical novel of Renaissance Italy is narrated by Diana Croft.

Is The Silkworm Keeper: A captivating historical novel of Renaissance Italy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.