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A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now by James Delbourgo

A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Delbourgo (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.1listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.1 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day13 days
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1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 7,179 World 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 Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now is an audiobook by James Delbourgo: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by James Delbourgo, released August 12, 2025, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.1 hrs
Narrated by
James Delbourgo
Released
August 12, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9798217280223

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now as an audiobook?

A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now?

A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now is narrated by James Delbourgo.

Is A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.