A Short History of the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of the World runs 7.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Guy Bethell (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.4 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
622 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 World is an audiobook by Christopher Lascelles: a 7.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Guy Bethell, released September 27, 2016, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Guy Bethell
- Released
- September 27, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781515981886
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Short History of the World as an audiobook?
A Short History of the World runs 7.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
Is A Short History of the World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Short History of the World?
A Short History of the World is narrated by Guy Bethell.