The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304–1576 AD: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Story of Civilization series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304–1576 AD runs 37.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 24.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 37.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 75 days |
| 1 hour / day | 38 days |
| 2 hours / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 25 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 37.3 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Story of Civilization
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 181.1 hours before it; books 1 to 11 run 484.9 hours in all.
More narrated by Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner narrates 576 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,276 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
39 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 Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304–1576 AD is book 5 of Will Durant's Story of Civilization series: a 37.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released August 1, 2014, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 37.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Grover Gardner
- Released
- August 1, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- Series
- The Story of Civilization #5
- ISBN
- 9781483008790
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304–1576 AD as an audiobook?
The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304–1576 AD runs 37.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 24.8 hours.
Is The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304–1576 AD free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304–1576 AD?
The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304–1576 AD is narrated by Grover Gardner.
Is The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304–1576 AD worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 24.8 hours, saving 12.4 hours.