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The Sorrows of Young Werther

by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Publisher Comments:

A 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.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780812969900
Introduction:
Pike, Burton
Publisher:
Modern Library
Introduction:
Pike, Burton
Author:
Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang
Author:
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Subject:
General
Subject:
Young men
Subject:
Psychological fiction
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Modern Library Classics
Publication Date:
February 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
149
Dimensions:
8.02x5.20x.39 in. .30 lbs.

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