The Spell: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Spell runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ben Allen (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ben Allen
Ben Allen narrates 77 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,224 hours in all.
- Written in Dead Wax
- Empire in Black and Gold: Begin the epic, page-turning fantasy of war and empire
- The Manor House
- Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year
- Dragonfly Falling: Book Two in the Epic Fantasy Series from British Fantasy Award Winner Adrian Tchaikovsky
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,978 Literary Fiction 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 Spell is an audiobook by Alan Hollinghurst: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Allen, released July 26, 2018, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ben Allen
- Released
- July 26, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781509888931
How to listen to The Spell free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Spell as an audiobook?
The Spell runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Spell free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Spell?
The Spell is narrated by Ben Allen.
Is The Spell worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.