The Sorrows of Young Werther

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

EN·~4 hours·4 chapters

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4 total

By J.W. von Goethe

0:04

PREFACE

0:32

BOOK I - MAY 4.

1:49:59

BOOK II. - OCTOBER 20.

2:13:55

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Release date

2001-02-01

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Public domain in the USA.

Source

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Subjects

Germany -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Unrequited love -- Fiction Young men -- Germany -- Fiction PT

About the author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

1749–1832

One of the towering figures of German literature, he wrote with unusual range and curiosity, moving from love stories and lyric poetry to drama, criticism, and science. His work has shaped readers and writers for generations, especially through The Sorrows of Young Werther and Faust.

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