Napoleon: A Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Napoleon: A Life audiobook runs 32.9 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lee (about 22 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 32.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 66 days |
| 1 hour / day | 33 days |
| 2 hours / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 22 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 32.9 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 2,732 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 199 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,557 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
18 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
- Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
- Reagan: The Life
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- Mozart: The Reign of Love
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Napoleon: A Life is an audiobook by Andrew Roberts: a 32.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released November 4, 2014, on the History & Culture and Military (Biography & Memoir) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 32.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- November 4, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Military (Biography & Memoir), Europe
- ISBN
- 9780698180185
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Napoleon: A Life audiobook?
Napoleon: A Life runs 32.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 22 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 John Lee.
Is Napoleon: A Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 22 hours, saving 11 hours.