Which Count of Monte Cristo recording should you buy?
A very long book, and every English reading of it is a translation from the French; the search listings do not say whose. The complete readings we list run 43 hrs 52 mins to 55 hrs 37 mins, beside an AI voice.
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Short answer
Bill Homewood: complete and solo. David Rintoul, Andrew Timothy, John Lee and the other complete readings in the table run 43 hrs 52 mins to 55 hrs 37 mins. The longest and shortest are 11 hrs 45 mins apart, and on a translated novel some of that may be the translation as well as the pace; the listings we read do not name the translator, so open the product page if it matters to you. AI Voice Bob is a synthetic voice.
The recordings, compared
| Narrator | Length | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Homewood Our pick | 52 hrs 41 mins | Unabridged | Complete and solo. |
| David Rintoul | 50 hrs 48 mins | Unabridged | Complete and solo. |
| Andrew Timothy | 50 hrs 44 mins | Unabridged | Complete and solo. |
| John Lee | 46 hrs 56 mins | Unabridged | Complete and solo. |
| Guy Mott | 55 hrs 37 mins | Unabridged | Complete and solo. Listed as the AmazonClassics Edition. |
| Peter Batchelor | 43 hrs 52 mins | Unabridged | Complete and solo. |
| Christopher Tester | 50 hrs 20 mins | Unabridged | Complete and solo. |
| Diogenes Dreamer | 49 hrs 45 mins | Unabridged | Complete and solo. |
| AI Voice Bob | 56 hrs 45 mins | AI narration (Virtual Voice) | A synthetic voice, credited as an AI Voice. |