Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World audiobook runs 17.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Sophie Roberts (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 17.5 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sophie Roberts
Sophie Roberts narrates 155 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,424 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
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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
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World is an audiobook by Irene Vallejo: a 17.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Sophie Roberts, released October 18, 2022, on the World and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sophie Roberts
- Released
- October 18, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9780593627648
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World audiobook?
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World runs 17.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.
Is the Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World?
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World is narrated by Sophie Roberts.
Is Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.8 hours.