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The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean by David Abulafia

The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean runs 26.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Keeble (about 17.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

26.3listening hrs
Historystore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 26.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day53 days
1 hour / day27 days
2 hours / day14 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×18 days

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What our data says

  • At 26.3 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 20,247 History audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Jonathan Keeble narrates 378 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,136 hours in all.

All Jonathan Keeble audiobooks, measured

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 Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean is an audiobook by David Abulafia: a 26.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Keeble, released January 30, 2020, on the History and Africa shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
26.3 hrs
Narrated by
Jonathan Keeble
Released
January 30, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History, Africa
ISBN
9780141992662

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean as an audiobook?

The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean runs 26.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.6 hours.

Is The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean?

The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean is narrated by Jonathan Keeble.

Is The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.6 hours, saving 8.8 hours.