The Pen: A Human History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pen: A Human History runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 100 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,598 Social Science 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 Pen: A Human History is an audiobook by Simon Garfield: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Sanjeev Bhaskar, released November 3, 2026, on the Social Science and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sanjeev Bhaskar
- Released
- November 3, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, World
- ISBN
- 9798217407071
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Pen: A Human History as an audiobook?
The Pen: A Human History runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is The Pen: A Human History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Pen: A Human History?
The Pen: A Human History is narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar.
Is The Pen: A Human History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.