Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age audiobook runs 17.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Mark Deakins (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mark Deakins
Mark Deakins narrates 211 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,380 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
465 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
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age is an audiobook by Stephen R. Platt: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Deakins, released May 15, 2018, on the World and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Deakins
- Released
- May 15, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Military (History), Asia
- ISBN
- 9780525588788
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age audiobook?
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.
Is the Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age?
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age is narrated by Mark Deakins.
Is Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 5.9 hours.