A History of the World: From Prehistory to the 21st Century: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A History of the World: From Prehistory to the 21st Century runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Trinder (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richard Trinder
Richard Trinder narrates 112 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,217 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
760 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 History of the World: From Prehistory to the 21st Century is an audiobook by Jeremy Black: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Trinder, released November 20, 2025, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Trinder
- Released
- November 20, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781398826663
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A History of the World: From Prehistory to the 21st Century as an audiobook?
A History of the World: From Prehistory to the 21st Century runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is A History of the World: From Prehistory to the 21st Century free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A History of the World: From Prehistory to the 21st Century?
A History of the World: From Prehistory to the 21st Century is narrated by Richard Trinder.