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The Praise of Folly/Against War by Desiderius Erasmus

The Praise of Folly/Against War: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Praise of Folly/Against War runs 6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Leighton Pugh and Georgina Sutton (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 6 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy 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 Praise of Folly/Against War is an audiobook by Desiderius Erasmus: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Leighton Pugh and Georgina Sutton, released January 9, 2017, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Literature shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6 hrs
Narrated by
Leighton Pugh, Georgina Sutton
Released
January 9, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy, Literature
ISBN
9781004133000

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Praise of Folly/Against War as an audiobook?

The Praise of Folly/Against War runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.

Is The Praise of Folly/Against War free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Praise of Folly/Against War?

The Praise of Folly/Against War is narrated by Leighton Pugh and Georgina Sutton.