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The Watsons by Jane Austen

The Watsons: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Watsons runs 1.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gesine (about 1.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.8listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Watsons at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day4 days
1 hour / day2 days
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 1.8 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2026 recording read by Sara Rees runs 0.3 hours longer (2.1 hours).
  • The 2022 recording read by The Crush and Geoffrey Giuliano runs 0.1 hours longer (1.9 hours).
  • The 2019 recording read by Beth Kesler runs 0.1 hours shorter (1.7 hours).
  • The 2019 recording read by Carla Rowe runs about the same length (1.8 hours).
  • The 2018 recording read by Sinead Dixon runs about the same length (1.8 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 Watsons is an audiobook by Jane Austen: a 1.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Gesine, released January 1, 2016, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.8 hrs
Narrated by
Gesine
Released
January 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Watsons as an audiobook?

The Watsons runs 1.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.2 hours.

Is The Watsons free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Watsons?

The Watsons is narrated by Gesine.