1794 Johann Goethe Sorrows of Young Werther German
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1794 Johann Goethe Sorrows of Young Werther German Literature Graves English ed
“Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther
Johann von Goethe’s autobiographical novel “Sorrows of Young Werther” was an important novel during the Strum und Drang period in German literature; it also impacted the Romantic Movement in literature outside Germany.
This 1794 English translation is attributed to Richard Graves and Daniel Malthus, per the ESTC.
Item number: #6587
Price: $350
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von
The sorrows of Werter : a German story
London: Printed for T. Osborne and S. Griffin, 1794.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; volume 1
[7], viii-x, [1], 12-180
References: ESTC T 96192
Provenance: Handwritten
Mary Clayton
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Visible repair – inner hinges, pg.74-75
Size: ~6in X 3.75in (15.5cm x 10cm)
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6587
“Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther
Johann von Goethe’s autobiographical novel “Sorrows of Young Werther” was an important novel during the Strum und Drang period in German literature; it also impacted the Romantic Movement in literature outside Germany.
This 1794 English translation is attributed to Richard Graves and Daniel Malthus, per the ESTC.
Item number: #6587
Price: $350
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von
The sorrows of Werter : a German story
London: Printed for T. Osborne and S. Griffin, 1794.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; volume 1
[7], viii-x, [1], 12-180
References: ESTC T 96192
Provenance: Handwritten
Mary Clayton
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Visible repair – inner hinges, pg.74-75
Size: ~6in X 3.75in (15.5cm x 10cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
6587
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