The Invention of China: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Invention of China runs 10.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julian Elfer (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Julian Elfer
Julian Elfer narrates 159 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,491 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,637 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 China is an audiobook by Bill Hayton: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Elfer, released November 10, 2020, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julian Elfer
- Released
- November 10, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781705235409
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Invention of China as an audiobook?
The Invention of China runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is The Invention of China free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Invention of China?
The Invention of China is narrated by Julian Elfer.
Is The Invention of China worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.