The History of Us: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The History of Us runs 11.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Des Yankson and Lucy Joules and others (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
11,340 Fiction 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 Us is an audiobook by Jonathan Harvey: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Des Yankson, Lucy Joules and Philip Shaun McGuinness and others, released April 6, 2017, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Des Yankson, Lucy Joules, Philip Shaun McGuinness, Michelle Butterly
- Released
- April 6, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781510062474
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The History of Us as an audiobook?
The History of Us runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is The History of Us free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The History of Us?
The History of Us is narrated by Des Yankson, Lucy Joules, Philip Shaun McGuinness and Michelle Butterly.
Is The History of Us worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.