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The Well-Beloved by Thomas Hardy

The Well-Beloved: Audiobook

by Thomas Hardy · narrated by James Harrington · unabridged · 2024

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Well-Beloved runs 5.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Harrington (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.9listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2024released
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Based on 5.9 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days
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What our data says

  • At 5.9 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by James Harrington

James Harrington narrates 188 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,241 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

400 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2023 recording read by Simon Evers runs 0.5 hours longer (6.4 hours).
  • The 2019 recording read by David Beed runs 0.5 hours longer (6.4 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 Well-Beloved is an audiobook by Thomas Hardy: a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by James Harrington, released June 27, 2024, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.9 hrs
Narrated by
James Harrington
Released
June 27, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781911065500

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Well-Beloved as an audiobook?

The Well-Beloved runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is The Well-Beloved free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Well-Beloved?

The Well-Beloved is narrated by James Harrington.