A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln runs 18.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lieder (about 12.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.5 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 2,732 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lieder
John Lieder narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 28 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
120 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln is an audiobook by John George Nicolay: a 18.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lieder, released January 1, 2012, on the History & Culture and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lieder
- Released
- January 1, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Law & Politics
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln as an audiobook?
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln runs 18.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.4 hours.
Is A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln?
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln is narrated by John Lieder.
Is A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.4 hours, saving 6.2 hours.