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Napoleon: A Life by Adam Zamoyski

Napoleon: A Life: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Napoleon: A Life audiobook runs 27 hours unabridged, narrated by Leighton Pugh (about 18 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

27listening hrs
Military (History)store shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 27 hours of listening.

Days to finish Napoleon: A Life at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day54 days
1 hour / day27 days
2 hours / day14 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×18 days

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What our data says

  • At 27 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 4,743 Military (History) 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

Napoleon: A Life is an audiobook by Adam Zamoyski: a 27-hour unabridged recording, read by Leighton Pugh, released October 16, 2018, on the Military (History) and Military (Biography & Memoir) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
27 hrs
Narrated by
Leighton Pugh
Released
October 16, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Military (History), Military (Biography & Memoir), Law & Politics
ISBN
9781549195099

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Napoleon: A Life audiobook?

Napoleon: A Life runs 27 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 18 hours.

Is the Napoleon: A Life audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Napoleon: A Life?

Napoleon: A Life is narrated by Leighton Pugh.

Is Napoleon: A Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 18 hours, saving 9 hours.