The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890–1914: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890–1914 runs 22.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Wanda Mccaddon (about 14.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 45 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22.2 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Wanda Mccaddon
Wanda Mccaddon narrates 48 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 616 hours in all.
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About as long, on the World shelf
110 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890–1914 is an audiobook by Barbara W. Tuchman: a 22.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Wanda Mccaddon, released June 26, 2005, on the Military (History) and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Wanda Mccaddon
- Released
- June 26, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), World
- ISBN
- 9781483075402
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890–1914 as an audiobook?
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890–1914 runs 22.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.8 hours.
Is The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890–1914 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890–1914?
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890–1914 is narrated by Wanda Mccaddon.
Is The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890–1914 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.8 hours, saving 7.4 hours.