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Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age by Ada Palmer

Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age audiobook runs 30.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Candida Gubbins (about 20.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

30.3listening hrs
Europestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 30.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day61 days
1 hour / day31 days
2 hours / day16 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×21 days

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What our data says

  • At 30.3 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 3,272 Europe 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

Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age is an audiobook by Ada Palmer: a 30.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Candida Gubbins, released March 21, 2025, on the Europe shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
30.3 hrs
Narrated by
Candida Gubbins
Released
March 21, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Europe
ISBN
9780226846903

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age audiobook?

Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age runs 30.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 20.2 hours.

Is the Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age?

Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age is narrated by Candida Gubbins.

Is Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 20.2 hours, saving 10.1 hours.