The Histories: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Histories runs 27.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Frank Laverty (about 18.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 27.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 55 days |
| 1 hour / day | 28 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 19 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 27.1 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
137 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2011 recording read by Bernard Mayes runs 1.4 hours longer (28.5 hours).
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 Histories is an audiobook by Herodotus: a 27.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Frank Laverty, released July 15, 2021, on the Ancient Civilizations and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 27.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Frank Laverty
- Released
- July 15, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations, World
- ISBN
- 9780241527535
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Histories as an audiobook?
The Histories runs 27.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 18.1 hours.
Is The Histories free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Histories?
The Histories is narrated by Frank Laverty.
Is The Histories worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 18.1 hours, saving 9 hours.