The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by H.W. Brands (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
668 The Americas 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 Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin is an audiobook by H.W. Brands: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by H.W. Brands, released September 12, 2008, on the The Americas and History & Culture shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- H.W. Brands
- Released
- September 12, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9781436172851
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin as an audiobook?
The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin?
The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin is narrated by H.W. Brands.