A Little History of the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Little History of the World runs 9.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ralph Cosham (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.2 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ralph Cosham
Ralph Cosham narrates 53 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 574 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,061 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
- The History of the Vikings: Norse Sagas, Medieval Marauders, and Far-flung Settlements
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 the World is an audiobook by E. H. Gombrich: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ralph Cosham, released January 1, 2006, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ralph Cosham
- Released
- January 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781481580946
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Little History of the World as an audiobook?
A Little History of the World runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is A Little History of the World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Little History of the World?
A Little History of the World is narrated by Ralph Cosham.