The History of English Poetry: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The History of English Poetry runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Derek Jacobi (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 8.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.1 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 527 hours in all.
About as long, on the Poetry shelf
34 Poetry 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 History of English Poetry is an audiobook by Peter Whitfield: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Jacobi, released September 29, 2009, on the Poetry and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Jacobi
- Released
- September 29, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Poetry, Europe
- ISBN
- 9789629548193
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The History of English Poetry as an audiobook?
The History of English Poetry runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The History of English Poetry free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The History of English Poetry?
The History of English Poetry is narrated by Derek Jacobi.