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Vanessa by Hugh Walpole

Vanessa: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Herries Chronicles series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Vanessa audiobook runs 27.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Joyce (about 18.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

27.8listening hrs
Modernstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 27.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Vanessa at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day56 days
1 hour / day28 days
2 hours / day14 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×19 days

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What our data says

  • At 27.8 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Peter Joyce

Peter Joyce narrates 87 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,041 hours in all.

All Peter Joyce audiobooks, measured

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

Vanessa is book 4 of Hugh Walpole's Herries Chronicles series: a 27.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Joyce, released March 6, 2014, on the Modern shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
27.8 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Joyce
Released
March 6, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Modern
Series
Herries Chronicles #4
ISBN
9781860153792

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Vanessa audiobook?

Vanessa runs 27.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 18.5 hours.

Is the Vanessa audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Vanessa?

Vanessa is narrated by Peter Joyce.

Is Vanessa worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 18.5 hours, saving 9.3 hours.