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Earth: An Intimate History by Richard Fortey

Earth: An Intimate History: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Earth: An Intimate History audiobook runs 18.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Page (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.5listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Earth: An Intimate History at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) 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

Earth: An Intimate History is an audiobook by Richard Fortey: a 18.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Page, released September 1, 2020, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.5 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Page
Released
September 1, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781705245347

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Earth: An Intimate History audiobook?

Earth: An Intimate History runs 18.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.

Is the Earth: An Intimate History audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Earth: An Intimate History?

Earth: An Intimate History is narrated by Michael Page.

Is Earth: An Intimate History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.2 hours.