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The Sorrows of Young Werther

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Romance · Novel

Open Library OL52556W

The Sorrows of Young Werther was one of the main novels in the Sturm und Drang period in German literature, and influenced the later Romantic movement. Goethe, aged 24 at the time, finished Werther in five and a half weeks of intensive writing in January to March.

About the author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) is represented here by 3 public-domain titles, including Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life, The Sorrows of Young Werther, and Wilhelm Meister's apprenticeship and travels, vol. 1 (of 2). This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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