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A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War by Amanda Foreman

A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War runs 32.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robertson Dean (about 21.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

32.8listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 32.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day66 days
1 hour / day33 days
2 hours / day17 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×22 days

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What our data says

  • At 32.8 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.

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 World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War is an audiobook by Amanda Foreman: a 32.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Robertson Dean, released June 28, 2011, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
32.8 hrs
Narrated by
Robertson Dean
Released
June 28, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
ISBN
9780307738974

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War as an audiobook?

A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War runs 32.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 21.8 hours.

Is A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War?

A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War is narrated by Robertson Dean.

Is A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 21.8 hours, saving 10.9 hours.