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The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives by Sebastian Faulks

The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Wilby (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.6listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives is an audiobook by Sebastian Faulks: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by James Wilby, released August 5, 2021, on the History & Culture and Military (Biography & Memoir) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.6 hrs
Narrated by
James Wilby
Released
August 5, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Military (Biography & Memoir)
ISBN
9781473597235

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives as an audiobook?

The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives?

The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives is narrated by James Wilby.

Is The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.