The Life and Times of Mark Twain: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Life and Times of Mark Twain runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Shelden (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.8 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 7.8 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Biography & Memoir shelf
4,973 Biography & Memoir 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 Mark Twain is an audiobook by Michael Shelden: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Shelden, released September 17, 2010, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Shelden
- Released
- September 17, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781449849986
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Life and Times of Mark Twain as an audiobook?
The Life and Times of Mark Twain runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is The Life and Times of Mark Twain free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Life and Times of Mark Twain?
The Life and Times of Mark Twain is narrated by Michael Shelden.