The Age of Fable: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Bulfinch’s Mythology series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Age of Fable runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mary Woods (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 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 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mary Woods
Mary Woods narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 136 hours in all.
- A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 5: The Welfare State, 1929–1985
- Raise Your Social I.Q.: How To Do the Right Thing in Any Situation
- A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 2: The Beginning of the Republic, 1775–1825
- We the Living
- A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 3: The Sections and the Civil War, 1826–1877
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
935 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2007 recording read by Bobbie Frohman and David Thorn runs 5.8 hours shorter (7.3 hours).
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
The Age of Fable is book 1 of Thomas Bulfinch's Bulfinch’s Mythology series: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Mary Woods, released August 1, 2017, on the Social Science shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mary Woods
- Released
- August 1, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science
- Series
- The Bulfinch’s Mythology Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781538482353
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Age of Fable as an audiobook?
The Age of Fable runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Age of Fable free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Age of Fable?
The Age of Fable is narrated by Mary Woods.
Is The Age of Fable worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.