The Story of the Renaissance: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of the Renaissance runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 3,272 Europe audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Europe shelf
322 Europe 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 Story of the Renaissance is an audiobook by William Henry Hudson: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released January 1, 2006, on the Europe shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- January 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Europe
- ISBN
- 9781481558839
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of the Renaissance as an audiobook?
The Story of the Renaissance runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is The Story of the Renaissance free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Story of the Renaissance?
The Story of the Renaissance is narrated by Simon Vance.