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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century runs 28.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Wanda Mccaddon (about 19.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

28.7listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2005released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 28.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day58 days
1 hour / day29 days
2 hours / day15 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×20 days

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What our data says

  • At 28.7 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2012 recording read by Aviva Skell runs 16.7 hours shorter (12 hours).

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

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century is an audiobook by Barbara W. Tuchman: a 28.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Wanda Mccaddon, released December 1, 2005, on the World and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
28.7 hrs
Narrated by
Wanda Mccaddon
Released
December 1, 2005
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Europe
ISBN
9781483078045

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century as an audiobook?

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century runs 28.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.1 hours.

Is A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century?

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century is narrated by Wanda Mccaddon.

Is A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.1 hours, saving 9.6 hours.