The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'': Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' runs 9.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Winchester (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 9.2 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester narrates 17 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 179 hours in all.
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About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
911 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America
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- Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II
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 Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' is an audiobook by Simon Winchester: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Winchester, released May 6, 2008, on the History & Culture and Asia shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Winchester
- Released
- May 6, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Asia
- ISBN
- 9780061688102
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How long is The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' as an audiobook?
The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.
Is The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom''?
The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom'' is narrated by Simon Winchester.