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The Magnificent Century by Thomas B. Costain

The Magnificent Century: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Magnificent Century runs 14.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Case (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.4listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Magnificent Century at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.4 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Magnificent Century is an audiobook by Thomas B. Costain: a 14.4-hour unabridged recording, read by David Case, released January 6, 2009, on the History & Culture and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.4 hrs
Narrated by
David Case
Released
January 6, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Europe
ISBN
9781415964873

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Magnificent Century as an audiobook?

The Magnificent Century runs 14.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.

Is The Magnificent Century free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Magnificent Century?

The Magnificent Century is narrated by David Case.

Is The Magnificent Century worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.