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The Story of the Middle Ages by Samuel B. Harding

The Story of the Middle Ages: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of the Middle Ages runs 5.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kara Shallenberg (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.5listening hrs
Classics (Kids)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Story of the Middle Ages at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.5 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 1,718 Classics (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Story of the Middle Ages is an audiobook by Samuel B. Harding: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Kara Shallenberg, released January 1, 2016, on the Classics (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.5 hrs
Narrated by
Kara Shallenberg
Released
January 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Kids)

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Story of the Middle Ages as an audiobook?

The Story of the Middle Ages runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.

Is The Story of the Middle Ages free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Story of the Middle Ages?

The Story of the Middle Ages is narrated by Kara Shallenberg.