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The Sorrows of Young Werther

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First published: 1774
Pages: 109

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01 - Book 1, May Entries
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02 - Book 1, June Entries
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03 - Book 1, July Entries
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04 - Book 1, August Entires
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05 - Book 1, September Entries
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06 - Book 2, October - February Entries
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07 - Book 2, March - July Entries
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08 - Book 2, August - October Entries
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09 - Book 2, November - Dec. 6
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10 - Book 2, Editor to Reader - Dec. 15
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11 - Book 2, December 20 Part 1
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12 - Book 2, December 20 Part 2
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13 - Book 2, December 20 Part 3
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Goethe was in his mid-twenties when he poured a season of frustrated love into this short novel told entirely in letters, and it made him famous across Europe almost overnight. The sensitive young artist Werther describes settling into a country village, meeting the warm and lively Lotte, and falling helplessly in love with her despite her engagement to the steady, decent Albert. With no way forward and no wish to compromise his feeling, Werther sinks slowly toward despair. The book set off a wave of imitation in dress and manner, and even a rash of copycat deaths that alarmed the authorities of the day.

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was a German poet, novelist, and statesman widely regarded as the greatest figure of German literature. His range, from Werther to Faust, shaped European culture for generations.