The Sorrows of Young Werther (Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774; a revised edition of the novel was published in 1787. Werther was an important novel of the Sturm und Drang period in German literature, and it also influenced the later Romantic literary movement.
Language: English
Published in: 1774
Word count: 42,801 words (≈ about 3 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
Copyright: Public Domain
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