The World’s Most Notorious Fires: The History of the Most Destructive Blazes across the Globe: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World’s Most Notorious Fires: The History of the Most Destructive Blazes across the Globe runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bill Caufield (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bill Caufield
Bill Caufield narrates 145 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 930 hours in all.
- The Samurai and Ninja: The History of Japan’s Legendary Warriors
- The Catholic Church’s Most Influential Religious Military Orders: The Controversial and Mysterious History of the Knights Templar, the Teutonic Knights, and the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
- Inheriting the Ancient Near East after Alexander the Great: The Rise and Fall of the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom
- The Ancient Libyans and Nubians: The History and Legacy of Ancient Egypt’s Most Prominent Neighbors in Africa
- The Roman Gladiators and the Colosseum: The History and Legacy of Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Arena and Fighters
About as long, on the World shelf
900 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 World’s Most Notorious Fires: The History of the Most Destructive Blazes across the Globe is an audiobook by Charles River Editors: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Caufield, released February 16, 2026, on the World and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bill Caufield
- Released
- February 16, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9798240030338
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How long is The World’s Most Notorious Fires: The History of the Most Destructive Blazes across the Globe as an audiobook?
The World’s Most Notorious Fires: The History of the Most Destructive Blazes across the Globe runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is The World’s Most Notorious Fires: The History of the Most Destructive Blazes across the Globe free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The World’s Most Notorious Fires: The History of the Most Destructive Blazes across the Globe?
The World’s Most Notorious Fires: The History of the Most Destructive Blazes across the Globe is narrated by Bill Caufield.