A Short History of the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of the World runs 11.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Edward James Beesley (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Edward James Beesley
Edward James Beesley narrates 29 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 236 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,075 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2021 recording read by Graham Scott runs 1.7 hours longer (13.1 hours).
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 H.G. Wells: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Edward James Beesley, released November 15, 2022, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Edward James Beesley
- Released
- November 15, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781667070643
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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 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 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 Edward James Beesley.
Is A Short History of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.