Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old audiobook runs 5.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Mary Beard (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 5.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.6 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mary Beard
Mary Beard narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 35 hours in all.
About as long, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf
65 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old is an audiobook by Mary Beard: a 5.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Mary Beard, released March 9, 2026, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mary Beard
- Released
- March 9, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9780226854700
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old audiobook?
Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old runs 5.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.
Is the Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old audiobook free?
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Who narrates Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old?
Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old is narrated by Mary Beard.