The Sorrows of Young Werther

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Del Prado, 2003 - Despair - 559 pages
The first great "confessional" novel, this is a story of unrequited love, drawing on personal experience. Werther, a sensitive young man, falls in love with Charlotte, knowing she is to marry another. Unable to subdue his passion, Werther's infatuation torments him to the point of despair.

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