Babylon: The Biography of a Metropolis: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Babylon: The Biography of a Metropolis audiobook runs 19.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (about 13.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 40 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 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 19.6 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
339 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Babylon: The Biography of a Metropolis is an audiobook by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones: a 19.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, released October 5, 2026, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Released
- October 5, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9798318569005
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Babylon: The Biography of a Metropolis audiobook?
Babylon: The Biography of a Metropolis runs 19.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.1 hours.
Is the Babylon: The Biography of a Metropolis audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Babylon: The Biography of a Metropolis?
Babylon: The Biography of a Metropolis is narrated by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones.
Is Babylon: The Biography of a Metropolis worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.1 hours, saving 6.5 hours.