The Library: A Fragile History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Library: A Fragile History runs 15.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sean Barrett (about 10.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.4 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sean Barrett
Sean Barrett narrates 171 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,729 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
650 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 Library: A Fragile History is an audiobook by Arthur Der Weduwen and Andrew Pettegree: a 15.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Barrett, released November 9, 2021, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sean Barrett
- Released
- November 9, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781549139857
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Library: A Fragile History as an audiobook?
The Library: A Fragile History runs 15.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.3 hours.
Is The Library: A Fragile History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Library: A Fragile History?
The Library: A Fragile History is narrated by Sean Barrett.
Is The Library: A Fragile History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.3 hours, saving 5.1 hours.