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Thomas Hardy by Claire Tomalin

Thomas Hardy: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Thomas Hardy audiobook runs 14.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Josephine Bailey (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.4listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Thomas Hardy at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.4 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir 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

Thomas Hardy is an audiobook by Claire Tomalin: a 14.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Josephine Bailey, released January 11, 2007, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.4 hrs
Narrated by
Josephine Bailey
Released
January 11, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781400173983

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Thomas Hardy audiobook?

Thomas Hardy runs 14.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.

Is the Thomas Hardy audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Thomas Hardy?

Thomas Hardy is narrated by Josephine Bailey.

Is Thomas Hardy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.