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A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse by Richard Ollard

A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse runs 12 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Geoffrey Howard (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2003released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse is an audiobook by Richard Ollard: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Geoffrey Howard, released August 27, 2003, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Geoffrey Howard
Released
August 27, 2003
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781415911563

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse as an audiobook?

A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse?

A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse is narrated by Geoffrey Howard.

Is A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.