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The Tontine by Thomas B. Costain

The Tontine: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Tontine runs 41 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Case (about 27.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

41listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 41 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Tontine at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day82 days
1 hour / day41 days
2 hours / day21 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×28 days

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What our data says

  • At 41 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

42 Historical (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 Tontine is an audiobook by Thomas B. Costain: a 41-hour unabridged recording, read by David Case, released August 24, 2010, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
41 hrs
Narrated by
David Case
Released
August 24, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9780307878601

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Tontine as an audiobook?

The Tontine runs 41 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 27.3 hours.

Is The Tontine free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Tontine?

The Tontine is narrated by David Case.

Is The Tontine worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 27.3 hours, saving 13.7 hours.