The Secret History of the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Secret History of the World runs 15.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 10.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.9 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 199 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,557 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
344 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Secret History of the World is an audiobook by Mark Booth: a 15.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released February 15, 2008, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- February 15, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781400176229
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 15.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.6 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 John Lee.
Is The Secret History of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.6 hours, saving 5.3 hours.