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The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova by Paul Strathern

The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.5listening hrs
Europestore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.5 hours of listening.

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30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 3,272 Europe 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 Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova is an audiobook by Paul Strathern: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released January 29, 2014, on the Europe shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.5 hrs
Narrated by
Derek Perkins
Released
January 29, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Europe
ISBN
9781452689470

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova as an audiobook?

The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.

Is The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova?

The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova is narrated by Derek Perkins.

Is The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.