Opium: A History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Opium: A History audiobook runs 13.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Julian Elfer (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 10,901 Medicine & Naturopathy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Julian Elfer
Julian Elfer narrates 159 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,491 hours in all.
About as long, on the Medicine & Naturopathy shelf
491 Medicine & Naturopathy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Opium: A History is an audiobook by Martin Booth: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Elfer, released April 9, 2019, on the Medicine & Naturopathy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julian Elfer
- Released
- April 9, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Medicine & Naturopathy
- ISBN
- 9781977344243
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Opium: A History audiobook?
Opium: A History runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is the Opium: A History audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Opium: A History?
Opium: A History is narrated by Julian Elfer.
Is Opium: A History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.