The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy: Audiobook
Book 9 of the Story of Civilization series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy runs 43 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 28.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 43 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 86 days |
| 1 hour / day | 43 days |
| 2 hours / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 29 days |
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What our data says
- At 43 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Story of Civilization
This is book 9. Books 1 to 8 run 340 hours before it; books 1 to 11 run 484.9 hours in all.
More narrated by Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner narrates 576 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,276 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
25 World 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
The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy is book 9 of Ariel Durant's Story of Civilization series: a 43-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released June 1, 2015, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 43 hrs
- Narrated by
- Grover Gardner
- Released
- June 1, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- Series
- The Story of Civilization #9
- ISBN
- 9781504600378
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy as an audiobook?
The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy runs 43 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 28.7 hours.
Is The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy?
The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy is narrated by Grover Gardner.
Is The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 28.7 hours, saving 14.3 hours.