A Short History of Western Thought: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of Western Thought runs 7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Keeble (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 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 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Jonathan Keeble narrates 378 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,136 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
542 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 Western Thought is an audiobook by Stephen Trombley: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Keeble, released July 1, 2012, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Keeble
- Released
- July 1, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781471204463
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Short History of Western Thought as an audiobook?
A Short History of Western Thought runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is A Short History of Western Thought free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Short History of Western Thought?
A Short History of Western Thought is narrated by Jonathan Keeble.