The Invention Of Childhood: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Invention Of Childhood runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Morpurgo (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 45 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
500 World 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 Invention Of Childhood is an audiobook by Hugh Cunningham: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Morpurgo, released November 6, 2006, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Morpurgo
- Released
- November 6, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781405678926
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Invention Of Childhood as an audiobook?
The Invention Of Childhood runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.
Is The Invention Of Childhood free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Invention Of Childhood?
The Invention Of Childhood is narrated by Michael Morpurgo.