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The Sorrows of Young Werther

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Sorrows of Young Werther

Paper book: €16.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1774
Monolingual
22 October 2026
Pages
286
Difficulty
Medium
Genres
Romance, Psychology
Moods
Be moved to tears, Fall in love, Understand myself
Translated from
German

Book summary

Young Werther settles in a quiet German village. At a ball he meets Charlotte, a radiant young woman who looks after her little brothers and sisters, but who is already promised to another man. In the letters he writes to his friend Wilhelm, Werther tells of his happiness, then of his torment.

This short novel made Goethe famous overnight. All Europe was gripped by Werther, so much so that young men began to dress like him, in a blue coat and a yellow waistcoat.

Written in the form of letters, it is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

舞踏会で生まれた恋。1771年の春、若きウェルテルはドイツの小さな町に住みはじめる。彼は友人ヴィルヘルムへの手紙に、自分の幸せをつづる。

The world of the book

ドイツの村。ウェルテルは近くの村を気に入り、ヴァールハイムと呼ぶ。教会の前には大きな菩提樹が二本あり、小さな宿屋では日なたで本を読める。1774年に出たこの書簡体小説は、たちまちヨーロッパ中で読まれた。ウェルテルのように青い燕尾服と黄色いチョッキを着る若者まで現れた。

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