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Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor

Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Shashi Tharoor (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.6listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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

Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India is an audiobook by Shashi Tharoor: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Shashi Tharoor, released May 17, 2018, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Asia shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.6 hrs
Narrated by
Shashi Tharoor
Released
May 17, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Asia
ISBN
9780141988160

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India audiobook?

Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is the Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India?

Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India is narrated by Shashi Tharoor.

Is Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.