The Sorrows of Young WertherA major work of German romanticism in a translation that is acknowledged as the definitive English language version. The Vintage Classics edition also includes NOVELLA, Goethe's poetic vision of an idyllic pastoral society. |
Contents
THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER | |
BOOK ONE | |
BOOK TWO | |
THE EDITORTOTHE READER | |
READING GROUP GUIDE | |
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR | |
THE MODERN LIBRARY EDITORIAL BOARD | |
MODERN LIBRARY IS ONLINE ATWWWMODERNLIBRARYCOM | |
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