The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Trinder (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 11.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richard Trinder
Richard Trinder narrates 112 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,217 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
748 History & Culture 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 Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library is an audiobook by Edward Wilson-Lee: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Trinder, released May 17, 2018, on the History & Culture and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Trinder
- Released
- May 17, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Europe
- ISBN
- 9780008244163
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library as an audiobook?
The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library?
The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library is narrated by Richard Trinder.
Is The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.