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The Sorrows of Young Werther

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Sorrows of Young Werther

Paper book: €19.99

Digital: €7.99

Original publication
1774
Bilingual edition
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

A Love Born at a Ball. In the spring of 1771, young Werther settles in a small German town. He tells his friend Wilhelm of his happiness in letters.

The world of the book

A Village in Germany. Werther loves a nearby village, which he calls Wahlheim: two great linden trees before the church, a small inn where he reads in the sun. Published in 1774, this novel written as letters was soon…

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