The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.8 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 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner
Malcolm Hillgartner narrates 285 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,361 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,124 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 Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History is an audiobook by Gordon S. Wood: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Malcolm Hillgartner, released March 13, 2008, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Malcolm Hillgartner
- Released
- March 13, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781483051215
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History as an audiobook?
The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History?
The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History is narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner.
Is The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.