The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz runs 17.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee and Erik Larson (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 2,461 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 199 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,557 hours in all.
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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 Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz is an audiobook by Erik Larson: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee and Erik Larson, released February 25, 2020, on the Law & Politics and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee, Erik Larson
- Released
- February 25, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Law & Politics, Military (History), Europe
- ISBN
- 9780593167175
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz as an audiobook?
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.
Is The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz?
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz is narrated by John Lee and Erik Larson.
Is The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 5.9 hours.