The Talisman: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Talisman runs 14.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lizzie Driver (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.5 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lizzie Driver
Lizzie Driver narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 59 hours in all.
- The Princess and the Goblin
- Alexander The Great
- Gulliver's Travels
- The Princess and Curdie
- Gulliver's Travels
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
1,744 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Before We Were Yours
- The Women
- The Four Winds
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- The Alice Network
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Eloise Fairfax runs 2.1 hours shorter (12.4 hours).
- The 2006 recording read by Simon Vance runs 2.7 hours shorter (11.8 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 Talisman is an audiobook by Walter Scott: a 14.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Lizzie Driver, released January 1, 2016, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lizzie Driver
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
How to listen to The Talisman free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Talisman as an audiobook?
The Talisman runs 14.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.
Is The Talisman free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Talisman?
The Talisman is narrated by Lizzie Driver.
Is The Talisman worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.8 hours.