The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times - 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition: History for the Classical Child: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Story of the World series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times - 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition: History for the Classical Child runs 9.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Katherine de Leiros (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.7 hours of listening.
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| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
5,722 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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About this listen
The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times - 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition: History for the Classical Child is book 1 of Susan Wise Bauer's Story of the World series: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Katherine de Leiros, released October 29, 2025, on the Non-Fiction and Kids shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Katherine de Leiros
- Released
- October 29, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction, Kids
- Series
- The Story of the World #1
- ISBN
- 9781944481858
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times - 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition: History for the Classical Child as an audiobook?
The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times - 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition: History for the Classical Child runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times - 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition: History for the Classical Child free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times - 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition: History for the Classical Child?
The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times - 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition: History for the Classical Child is narrated by Katherine de Leiros.