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Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon by Kate Williams

Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon audiobook runs 14.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Sandra Duncan (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.5listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.5 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 5,224 History & Culture 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

Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon is an audiobook by Kate Williams: a 14.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Sandra Duncan, released December 12, 2013, on the History & Culture and Military (Biography & Memoir) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.5 hrs
Narrated by
Sandra Duncan
Released
December 12, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Military (Biography & Memoir), Law & Politics
ISBN
9781473500853

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon audiobook?

Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon runs 14.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.

Is the Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon?

Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon is narrated by Sandra Duncan.

Is Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.