Alarms & Discursions: Reflections on Englishness and humanity: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Chesterton's Essays series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Alarms & Discursions: Reflections on Englishness and humanity audiobook runs 5.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Charles Featherstone (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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What our data says
- At 5.3 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 4,209 Comedy, Satire & Parody audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Chesterton's Essays
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 6 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 26 hours in all.
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About this listen
Alarms & Discursions: Reflections on Englishness and humanity is book 2 of G.K. Chesterton's Chesterton's Essays series: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Charles Featherstone, released October 8, 2024, on the Comedy, Satire & Parody shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Charles Featherstone
- Released
- October 8, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Comedy, Satire & Parody
- Series
- Chesterton's Essays #2
- ISBN
- 9798875183928
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How long is the Alarms & Discursions: Reflections on Englishness and humanity audiobook?
Alarms & Discursions: Reflections on Englishness and humanity runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.
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Who narrates Alarms & Discursions: Reflections on Englishness and humanity?
Alarms & Discursions: Reflections on Englishness and humanity is narrated by Charles Featherstone.