The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War runs 21.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Stifel (about 14.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 21.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 43 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 21.5 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Stifel
David Stifel narrates 155 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,191 hours in all.
About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
188 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
- A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution
- The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies
- The Western Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918
- The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
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 Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War is an audiobook by Peter Englund: a 21.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David Stifel, released August 31, 2021, on the Military (History) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 21.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Stifel
- Released
- August 31, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781666118063
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War as an audiobook?
The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War runs 21.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.4 hours.
Is The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War?
The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War is narrated by David Stifel.
Is The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.4 hours, saving 7.2 hours.