Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations audiobook runs 15.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Hecht (about 10.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 15.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
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What our data says
- At 15.5 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Hecht
Paul Hecht narrates 75 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 941 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
337 History & Culture 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
Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations is an audiobook by Craig Nelson: a 15.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Hecht, released March 11, 2011, on the History & Culture and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Hecht
- Released
- March 11, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Law & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781456125301
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations audiobook?
Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations runs 15.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.4 hours.
Is the Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations?
Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations is narrated by Paul Hecht.
Is Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.4 hours, saving 5.2 hours.