The Story of a Mother: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of a Mother runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alex Lehman (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alex Lehman
Alex Lehman narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 291 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,681 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2017 recording read by Emma Fenney runs about the same length (12.3 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 Story of a Mother is an audiobook by Hans Christian Andersen: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Lehman, released November 23, 2020, on the Fantasy and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alex Lehman
- Released
- November 23, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9788726630237
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of a Mother as an audiobook?
The Story of a Mother runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Story of a Mother free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Story of a Mother?
The Story of a Mother is narrated by Alex Lehman.
Is The Story of a Mother worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.