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The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832
"The Sorrows of Young Werther" by Johann Wolfgang Goethe is an epistolary novel published in 1774. Through passionate letters to a friend, young artist Werther recounts his enchantment with a fictional village and its simple peasants. There he meets Charlotte, a beautiful young woman caring for her siblings—and falls deeply in love despite knowing she's engaged to another man. As their friendship deepens and circumstances shift, Werther's unrequited passion becomes an unbearable torment that demands resolution. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 |
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| Translator | Boylan, R. Dillon (Richard Dillon), 1805?-1888 |
| Uniform Title | Die Leiden des jungen Werther. English |
| Title | The Sorrows of Young Werther |
| Note | Translation of: Die Leiden des jungen Werther. |
| Credits | Produced by Michael Potter, Irene Potter, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Young men -- Germany -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2527 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2001 |
| Last Update | Aug 12, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 57586 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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