The Poetry of War: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Poetry of War runs 1.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Orr and Sir John Gielgud and others (about 1.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 1.8 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Orr
Peter Orr narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 11 hours in all.
About as long, on the Poetry shelf
267 Poetry 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 Poetry of War is an audiobook by WB Yeats, John Betjeman and Ted Hughes: a 1.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Orr, Sir John Gielgud and David King and others, released November 5, 2020, on the Poetry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Orr, Sir John Gielgud, David King, Gwen Watford
- Released
- November 5, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Poetry
- ISBN
- 9780008449223
How to listen to The Poetry of War free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Poetry of War as an audiobook?
The Poetry of War runs 1.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.2 hours.
Is The Poetry of War free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Poetry of War?
The Poetry of War is narrated by Peter Orr, Sir John Gielgud, David King and Gwen Watford.