The Secret History of the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Secret History of the World runs 19 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Matthews (about 12.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 19 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Matthews
Paul Matthews narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 165 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
375 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Short History of Nearly Everything: 2.0
- Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man
- The Gene: An Intimate History
- Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
- Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
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 Secret History of the World is an audiobook by Jonathan Black: a 19-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Matthews, released February 1, 2009, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Matthews
- Released
- February 1, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781407433219
How to listen to The Secret History of the World 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 Secret History of the World as an audiobook?
The Secret History of the World runs 19 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.7 hours.
Is The Secret History of the World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Secret History of the World?
The Secret History of the World is narrated by Paul Matthews.
Is The Secret History of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.7 hours, saving 6.3 hours.