Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age audiobook runs 12.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner narrates 576 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,276 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
986 World 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
Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age is an audiobook by Will Durant: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released March 20, 2013, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Grover Gardner
- Released
- March 20, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781572706392
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age audiobook?
Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is the Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age?
Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age is narrated by Grover Gardner.
Is Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.