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A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city! by Simon Jenkins

A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city!: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city! runs 13.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Anthony Howell (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.3listening hrs
Europestore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 13.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city! at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 3,272 Europe 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 Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city! is an audiobook by Simon Jenkins: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Anthony Howell, released October 17, 2019, on the Europe shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.3 hrs
Narrated by
Anthony Howell
Released
October 17, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Europe
ISBN
9780241988602

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city! as an audiobook?

A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city! runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city! free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city!?

A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city! is narrated by Anthony Howell.

Is A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city! worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.