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A Short History of Seafaring by Brian Lavery

A Short History of Seafaring: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of Seafaring runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.8listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Short History of Seafaring at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 74% 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 Short History of Seafaring is an audiobook by Brian Lavery: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Elliot Fitzpatrick, released November 3, 2022, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.8 hrs
Narrated by
Elliot Fitzpatrick
Released
November 3, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9780241616345

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Short History of Seafaring as an audiobook?

A Short History of Seafaring runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is A Short History of Seafaring free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Short History of Seafaring?

A Short History of Seafaring is narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick.

Is A Short History of Seafaring worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.