The Cruel Painter: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Cruel Painter by George MacDonald: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 3 original MP3 tracks, 1:23:21 running time and a link to listen.

The Cruel Painter, credited to George MacDonald, 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 Cruel Painter by George MacDonald. Read by Ned Troxel This is the story of a daring college student's quest to win the icy heart of a beautiful girl. Unfortunately, the girl is the daughter of a cunning and sadistic master artist, who takes the student as an apprentice with the express intent of torturing the youth with his own hopeless love. The story is set in late 16 century Prague, amid mysterious happenings and the terrifying rumors of a vampire on the loose. ( Summary by Ned Troxel )
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Cruel Painter
- Author credits: George MacDonald
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 3
- Listed recording duration: 1:23:21
Catalogue topics
- Prague
- apprentice painter
- suffering
- vampire
- Gothic romance
Track guide
- 1 - Part 1 — 32:17
- 2 - Part 2 — 26:35
- 3 - Part 3 — 24:30
Listen to this recording
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Source and rights
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