Classics: A Very Short Introduction: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Classics: A Very Short Introduction audiobook runs 4.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Julia Whelan (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 4.3 hours of listening.
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| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.3 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Julia Whelan
Julia Whelan narrates 408 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,883 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Literature shelf
1,629 Literature 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
Classics: A Very Short Introduction is an audiobook by John Henderson and Mary Beard: a 4.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Julia Whelan, released December 14, 2021, on the Literature shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julia Whelan
- Released
- December 14, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literature
- ISBN
- 9781666112801
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Classics: A Very Short Introduction audiobook?
Classics: A Very Short Introduction runs 4.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.
Is the Classics: A Very Short Introduction audiobook free?
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Who narrates Classics: A Very Short Introduction?
Classics: A Very Short Introduction is narrated by Julia Whelan.