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A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age by Steven Nadler

A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age runs 9.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lescault (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.3listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 70% of all 409,794 English-language audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, in English

62,455 English-language audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age is an audiobook by Steven Nadler: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lescault, released June 22, 2021, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.3 hrs
Narrated by
John Lescault
Released
June 22, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781665061018

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age as an audiobook?

A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age?

A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age is narrated by John Lescault.