History of the World (Updated): Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the History of the World (Updated) audiobook runs 54.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Frederick Davidson (about 36.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 54.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 110 days |
| 1 hour / day | 55 days |
| 2 hours / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 37 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 54.8 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Frederick Davidson
Frederick Davidson narrates 122 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,812 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
15 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
- A Patriot’s History of the United States, Updated Edition: From Columbus’ Great Discovery to America’s Age of Entitlement
- The Reformation: A History of European Civilization from Wycliffe to Calvin, 1300–1564
- Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the Remainder of Europe from 1715 to 1789
- The Antiquities of the Jews
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
History of the World (Updated) is an audiobook by J. M. Roberts: a 54.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Frederick Davidson, released October 1, 2003, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 54.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Frederick Davidson
- Released
- October 1, 2003
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781538484227
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the History of the World (Updated) audiobook?
History of the World (Updated) runs 54.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 36.5 hours.
Is the History of the World (Updated) audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates History of the World (Updated)?
History of the World (Updated) is narrated by Frederick Davidson.
Is History of the World (Updated) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 36.5 hours, saving 18.3 hours.