The Cold Heart: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Cold Heart, credited to Wilhelm Hauff, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Cold Heart by Wilhelm Hauff. (Translated by John Oxenford.) Read in English by Christoph Stangenberg Dissatisfied with his life of poverty, Peter Munk, a poor charcoal burner, summons an ancient spirit who rewards him with three wishes. His wealth is but short-lived and soon he faces ruin. To recover his riches, he makes a deal with a mysterious, evil force. In exchange for his heart, Peter receives again wealth and success, but is emotionally numb and without love and compassion. Will Peter find a way to avoid eternal damnation? (Summary by Antipode)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Cold Heart
• Author credits: Wilhelm Hauff
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 3
• Listed recording duration: 1:42:27

Catalogue topics

• greed
• materialism
• german literature
• happiness
• german fairy tale
• schwarzwald (black forrest)

Track guide

1. 01 - Section 1 — 32:00
2. 02 - Section 2 — 36:14
3. 03 - Section 3 — 34:13

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