by JohannWolfgangvonGoethe (Author), Bayard Quincy Morgan (Translator)
Presented as a collection of confessional letters written by the eponymous protagonist, The Sorrows of Young Werther charts the emotional journey of a young man who, during a stay in a picturesque German village, falls in love with Lotte, a local woman engaged to another man. As he realizes that his passion is doomed to failure and constant pain, Werther contemplates taking the most drastic measures.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Publisher: Oneworld Classics Ltd
Published: Aug 2010
ISBN 10: 184749157X
ISBN 13: 9781847491572