A Little History of Poetry: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Little History of Poetry runs 9.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ralph Lister (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ralph Lister
Ralph Lister narrates 202 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,460 hours in all.
About as long, on the Poetry shelf
24 Poetry 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 Little History of Poetry is an audiobook by John Carey: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Ralph Lister, released June 23, 2020, on the Poetry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ralph Lister
- Released
- June 23, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Poetry
- ISBN
- 9781094152356
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Little History of Poetry as an audiobook?
A Little History of Poetry runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is A Little History of Poetry free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Little History of Poetry?
A Little History of Poetry is narrated by Ralph Lister.