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The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece by Laura Cumming

The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Siobhan Redmond (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece is an audiobook by Laura Cumming: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Siobhan Redmond, released April 12, 2016, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
Siobhan Redmond
Released
April 12, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781508222927

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece as an audiobook?

The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece?

The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece is narrated by Siobhan Redmond.

Is The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.