The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind runs 44.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bernard Mayes (about 29.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 44.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 89 days |
| 1 hour / day | 45 days |
| 2 hours / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 30 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 44.5 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bernard Mayes
Bernard Mayes narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 524 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
24 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 Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind is an audiobook by H.G. Wells: a 44.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Bernard Mayes, released January 28, 2010, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 44.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bernard Mayes
- Released
- January 28, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781483088105
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind as an audiobook?
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind runs 44.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 29.7 hours.
Is The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind?
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind is narrated by Bernard Mayes.
Is The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 29.7 hours, saving 14.8 hours.