Books like The Return of the Native
Thomas Hardy
The Return of the Native is 470 pages, about 8 hours 37 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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The Portrait of a Lady 11.2 h 
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy 7.0 h 
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