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Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead by Paula Byrne

Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead audiobook runs 15.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Jonathan Keeble (about 10.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.1listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day31 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 15.1 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Jonathan Keeble narrates 378 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,136 hours in all.

All Jonathan Keeble audiobooks, measured

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

Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead is an audiobook by Paula Byrne: a 15.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Keeble, released August 19, 2021, on the History & Culture and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.1 hrs
Narrated by
Jonathan Keeble
Released
August 19, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Europe
ISBN
9780008498559

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead audiobook?

Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead runs 15.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.1 hours.

Is the Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead?

Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead is narrated by Jonathan Keeble.

Is Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.1 hours, saving 5 hours.