Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by James Langton (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Langton
James Langton narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,036 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,161 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
Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language is an audiobook by Robert McCrum: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by James Langton, released June 7, 2010, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Langton
- Released
- June 7, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781400187430
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language audiobook?
Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is the Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language?
Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language is narrated by James Langton.
Is Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.