A Short History of the Twentieth Century: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of the Twentieth Century runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gildart Jackson (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gildart Jackson
Gildart Jackson narrates 312 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,867 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
791 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 the Twentieth Century is an audiobook by John Lukacs: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Gildart Jackson, released August 26, 2013, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gildart Jackson
- Released
- August 26, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781452685748
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Short History of the Twentieth Century as an audiobook?
A Short History of the Twentieth Century runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is A Short History of the Twentieth Century free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Short History of the Twentieth Century?
A Short History of the Twentieth Century is narrated by Gildart Jackson.